Bloodstream Infection among Adults in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Key Pathogens and Resistance Patterns

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Authors

Erika Vlieghe · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Thong Phe · Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE

Birgit De Smet · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Heng Chhun Veng · Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE

Chun Kham · Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE

Kruy Lim · Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE

Olivier Koole

Abstract

BSI in Cambodian adults is mainly caused by difficult-to-treat pathogens. These data urge for microbiological capacity building, nationwide surveillance and solid interventions to contain antibiotic resistance.

Topics & Keywords

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Antibiotic Use and Resistance Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 8, Issue 3, pp. e59775-e59775

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059775

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