Public Health Institute of Malawi

As part of its core duties, the National Micro-Reference Laboratory does a routine check on antibacterial resitance of various pathogens. In the first half of this year, the lab has reported that 9 pathogens are showing very high resistance to commonly used antibiotics.

The pathogens include Methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA), Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Streptocaus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter salmonella, Typhi and Shigella.

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Tawonga kamanga
Tawonga kamanga
9 months ago

I think they should produce other different medications

Tawonga kamanga
Tawonga kamanga
9 months ago

Or try to find out what makes those pathogens to be resistant

Vin Kalilangwe
Vin Kalilangwe
7 months ago

The more the reason to introduce diagnostic tests like PCT and IL-6 so we can easily manage prognosis of these bacteria.

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