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Background: Infections with Extended-Spectrum Beta Lactamases Producing-Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) constitute a global pub-
lic health problem particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Objective: To determine prevalence and resistance patterns of ESBL-E and to assess the risk factors associated with infections
caused by these bacteria in Cotonou.
Methods: From February to August 2015, this cross-sectional study was conducted on patients from whom Enterobacteriaceae were
isolated at the Microbiology Laboratory of the University Teaching Hospital in Cotonou. For each patient, demographical and clini-
cal data were recorded and samples were processed using routine procedures. Isolates obtained were identified and antimicrobial
susceptibility testing performed using standard laboratory methods.
Results: A total of 374 strains were collected among which, 210 (56.2%) were ESBL-E. A significant percentage of the isolated
ESBL-E species were Escherichia coli (40.5%) while Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae accounted for 37.1% and 21.4%
respectively. Most active antibiotics on ESBL-E were imipenem, amikacin and fosfomycin with susceptibility rates of 98.9%, 97.1%
and 95.1% respectively. Antimicrobial use, current hospitalization in any unit and particularly being hospitalized in the newborn unit
were more significantly associated with infections with ESBL-E than no previous history of antimicrobial use, not hospitalized in any
unit and no admission in a newborn unit (Odd ratios; ORs = 2.15, 3.72 and 30.15 respectively).
Conclusion: The prevalence of ESBL-E was high in Cotonou and infections with ESBL-E was associated with antimicrobial use, cur-
rent hospitalization and being a patient from the newborn unit. |