Despradel Omar

High frequency of antibiotic resistance in organisms isolated from blood cultures among pediatric patients in a public hospital with limited resources in the northern Dominican Republic

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that three million children develop sepsis each year, with mortality rates between 11% and 19%. In Latin American countries, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli...