An ST131 clade and a phylogroup A clade bearing an O101-like O-antigen cluster predominate among bloodstream isolates from South-West Nigeria hospitals.

bloodstream infections are typically attributed to a limited number of lineages that carry virulence factors associated with invasiveness. In Nigeria, the identity of circulating clones is largely unknown and surveillance of their antimicrobial resistance has been limited. We verified and whole-genome sequenced 68 2016-2018 bloodstream isolates from three sentinel sites in South-Western Nigeria and susceptibility tested 67 of them.

Antimicrobial use among hospitalized patients: A multi-center, point prevalence survey across public healthcare facilities, Osun State, Nigeria.

Introduction: In order to inform sub-national action plan for control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and benchmark interventions to improve antibiotic use, it is essential to define situations on antibiotic use using standardized tools. We sought to assess quality of antimicrobial prescription across all government healthcare facilities with capacities for in-patient care in the first of the 36 states in Nigeria as part of ongoing state-wide situation analysis on AMR.

Methods: A survey was conducted between 10-27 June 2019 using the Data was collected from hospital administrators and records of hospitalized patients.

Clones and Clusters of Antimicrobial-Resistant Klebsiella From Southwestern Nigeria.

Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a World Health Organization high-priority antibiotic-resistant pathogen. However, little is known about Klebsiella lineages circulating in Nigeria.

Methods: We performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of 141 Klebsiella isolated between 2016 and 2018 from clinical specimens at 3 antimicrobial-resistance (AMR) sentinel surveillance tertiary hospitals in southwestern Nigeria.

Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyl in indoor environment of public bars and its health implications.

This study determined the indoor air levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in some selected public bars in Southern part of Nigeria. The result obtained was used to carry out health risk assessment of exposure to PCBs in these indoor environment.s.