February 2025

Characteristics of antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli strains in people suffering from gastroenteritis in the Republic of Guinea

This study aims to assess the spectrum of antibiotic resistance and to determine the antibiotic resistance genes of Escherichia coli strains isolated from patients suffering from diarrhea. It was carried out from 2019 to 2022, alternating between in-patients at Kindia Regional Hospital. A coproculture was performed, strains were identified using the API 20E kit and antibiograms were performed using the Kirby bauer...

Author(s): Ramatoulaye Balde, Lidia Alekseevna Kaftyreva, Maria Alexandrovna Makarova, Zoya Nikolaevna Matveeva, Dmitry Evgenievich Polev, Alina Timurovna Saitova, Lancei Kaba, Mountaga Songomo, Mamadou Yéro Boiro and Mohamed Sahar Traore