Correlates of multi-drug non-susceptibility in enteric bacteria isolated from Kenyan children with acute diarrhea.

• Main Authors: Rebecca L Brander (Author), Judd L Walson (Author), Grace C John-Stewart (Author), Jacqueline M Naulikha (Author), Janet Ndonye (Author), Nancy Kipkemoi (Author), Doreen Rwigi (Author), Benson O Singa (Author), Patricia B Pavlinac (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Reduced antimicrobial susceptibility threatens treatment efficacy in sub-Saharan Africa, where data on the burden and correlates of antibiotic resistance among enteric pathogens are limited.Fecal samples from children aged 6 mos-15 yrs presenting with acute diarrhea in western Kenya were cultured fo...