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Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the South African public sector

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 33 , issue 4 , 2018 , pages: 118–129

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2018.1469851

Author(s): Olga Perovic Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), , Husna Ismail Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), , Erika Van Schalkwyk Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs),

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance , ESKAPE organisms , surveillance

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Abstract

Electronic surveillance for antimicrobial resistance was established in 2013 for public sector laboratories and released annually. This article reports susceptibility data on ESKAPE pathogens for 2016.

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