K. J. J. Atemie

Bacteriological Profile and Resistance Pattern of Blood Culture Isolates in a Tertiary Hospital in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria

K. T. Wariso, M. A. Alex-Wele, C. S. Obiagwu, M. Bob-Manuel, A. J. Igunma, A. T. O. Awopeju, A. A. Jonah & K. J. J. Atemie · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2018

Blood stream infections can result in life threatening conditions with high morbidity and mortality. Hence, prompt diagnosis and antimicrobial treatment is required. The gold standard of making a diagnosis of septicaemia is the isolation of the offending pathogen from a blood cul...