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September 10, 2025AntibioticsOpen Access

Diagnostic Underuse and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns Among Hospitalized Children in a National Referral Hospital in Kenya: A Five-Year Retrospective Study

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VCVeronicah ChuchuTITeresa ItaIIIrene Inwani

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Overview

Retrospective cohort study evaluates diagnostic utilization and antimicrobial resistance in children hospitalized with bacterial infections, revealing concerning trends.

Key Points

  • Among hospitalized children, high rates of multidrug-resistant organisms were found, indicating a public health challenge.
  • The most common infection was gastroenteritis, with infants showing the highest rates of multidrug-resistant infections.
  • Retrospective analysis of pediatric inpatients revealed significant diagnostic underuse and alarming resistant patterns.
  • Strengthening diagnostic capacity is critical, as the study highlights limited current practices amidst rising antimicrobial resistance.

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Chuchu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c243acb210217d647a7c78https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14090872
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