Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Biography

Author is an expert in the field of Antimicrobial Resistance (Specifically Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics) in the University of KwaZulu-Natal in the country of South Africa. He has the research interests in the fields of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Infection, Teaching and Learning, Pharmacy, Antibiotic Resistance.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Antibacterial Resistance Pattern of Gram-Positive Bacteria Isolated in the ICU from A Reference Hospital in Southern Mozambique
  Author(s): Filipe António Mahaluça*, Jahit Sacarlal and Sabiha Essack
  
  Objective: To describe the resistance pattern of Gram-positive bacteria isolated from patients admitted to ICUs at Maputo Central Hospital (HCM) in 2017. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, epidemiological, quantitative approach, with a retrospective analysis of secondary data, performed at the ICUs in Maputo Central Hospital. Results: During the study, 179 cultures were found to be positive for bacteriological tests (127 Pediatrics ICU and 52 Adults ICU), of which 55 (30.7%) were Gram-positive bacteria. Antibiotic resistance was highest in isolates of Staphylococcus Spp. (89.5%), Enterococcus Spp. (63.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (46.4%), Streptococcus Spp. (38.9%). MRSA was prevalent in 21.2% (7/33), with 85.7% the Pediatrics ICU and 14.3% in the Adults ICU, which is very significant in .. View more»
  

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