This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of gram-negative bacteria (GNB) isolated in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) population, to assess their antibiotic susceptibility patterns and possible associated risk factors. All neonates admitted to the NICU of Abderrezak-Bouhara hospital (Skikda, Algeria) with a clinical diagnosis of neonatal infections from March to May 2019 were included in the study. The extended-spectrum β-lactamase ESBLs), plasmidic cephalosporinase (pAmpC), and carbapenemases genes were screened by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The authors had for aim to assess whether an in-hospital spread of the European community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) clone was on-going in Annaba, Eastern Algeria.
Material And Methods: We carried out a molecular epidemiological study of S. aureus strains causing infections in 4 hospitals located in Annaba, between February and October 2010.