Yap Boum

Prevalence and Genotypic Characterization of Extended- Spectrum Beta-Lactamases Produced by Gram Negative Bacilli at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rural South Western Uganda

Acaku Moses, Freddie Bwanga, Yap Boum & Joel Bazira · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Aim: To determine the prevalence and genotypic characterisation of extended spectrum beta-lactamases produced by gram negative bacilli isolated at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). Samples: Gram negative clinical isolates. Study Design: Laboratory-based descriptive cross...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9792

Epidemiology of Carbapenem Resistance among Multi-drug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Uganda

Lucas M. Ampaire, Victoria Katawera, Dan Nyehangane, Yap Boum & Joel Bazira · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Background: Multi-drug resistant (MDR) Enterobacteriaceae are on the increase worldwide and their spread has become a global challenge. Escalating the challenge is the possibility that many of these are Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). This further complicates pa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17055