Publications by authors named "Afewerki Tesfahunegn Nigusse"
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- The study aimed to assess the prevalence of antibacterial resistance in hospitalized patients in Tigray, focusing on septic medical cases from March 2020 to January 2021.
- A total of 153 patients were analyzed, where 55% of samples collected showed bacterial infections, and 45.6% of these patients demonstrated resistance to at least one antibiotic.
- The most common resistant isolates were identified, with high resistance rates to ampicillin, cotrimoxazole, and ciprofloxacin, indicating the need for enhanced antimicrobial stewardship initiatives to address this issue.
Introduction: Due to the war in Tigray, 2.1 million people (31% of the total population) were internally displaced. Epidemiological evidence shows that the burden of mental health is higher in war/conflict and post-conflict areas of the world compared to non-conflict places, especially for those who have experienced targeted ethnic violence as a result of civil and political unrest.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Non-tunneled central venous catheter remains the preferred vascular access at hemodialysis initiation in developing countries despite a high burden of infection complications. The goal of this study was to determine the burden, risk factors, and microbiological spectrum of catheter-related bloodstream infections at a tertiary care center in Ethiopia.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study design was applied among patients who underwent central venous catheter insertion for hemodialysis between January 2016 and June 2022 with no native arteriovenous fistula and stayed more than 48 hours.