Antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacterial pathogens their distribution in university teaching hospitals in Zambia.

To determine the antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacterial pathogens from urine, blood and wound infections and their distribution by age, sex and location. A total of 49,168 samples were collected, processed and analyzed. Multidrug resistance was observed in almost all bacterial pathogens in blood urine and wound swabs.

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacteria that commonly cause bacteremia at a tertiary hospital in Zambia.

Bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance cause global increases in morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacteria that commonly cause bacteremia in humans. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study at the University Teaching Hospitals in Lusaka, Zambia, using Laboratory Information Systems.