Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Aboud, Said"
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Bacteraemia, Malaria, and Case Fatality Among Children Hospitalized With Fever in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Moyo, Sabrina John; Manyahi, Joel; Blomberg, Bjørn; Tellevik, Marit Gjerde; Masoud, Nahya Salim; Aboud, Said; Manji, Karim; Roberts, Adam P.; Hanevik, Kurt; Mørch, Kristine; Langeland, Nina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Febrile illness is the commonest cause of hospitalization in children <5 years in sub-Saharan Africa, and bacterial bloodstream infections and malaria are major causes of death. Methods: From March 2017 to ... -
High rate of antimicrobial resistance and multiple mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase gene among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from HIV-infected adults in a community setting in Tanzania
Manyahi, Joel; Moyo, Sabrina John; Aboud, Said; Langeland, Nina; Blomberg, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize molecular mechanisms of resistance to trimethoprim and other antibiotics in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from HIV-infected adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Methods: ... -
Molecular characterisation of the first New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii from Tanzania
Moyo, Sabrina John; Manyahi, Joel; Hubbard, Alasdair T. M; Byrne, Rachel L; Masoud, Nahya Salim; Aboud, Said; Manji, Karim; Blomberg, Bjørn; Langeland, Nina; Roberts, Adam P. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background We aimed to characterise the genetic determinants and context of two meropenem-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from children hospitalised with bloodstream infections in Dar es ... -
Predominance of PVL-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 8 in newly diagnosed HIV-infected adults, Tanzania
Manyahi, Joel; Moyo, Sabrina John; Aboud, Said; Langeland, Nina; Blomberg, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Difficult-to-treat infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are of concern in people living with HIV infection as they are more vulnerable to infection. We aimed to identify molecular ... -
Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of microbes causing bloodstream infections in Unguja, Zanzibar
Onken, Annette; Aboud, Said; Jørstad, Melissa Davidsen; Jenum, Pål; Blomberg, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Bloodstream infections (BSI) are frequent and cause high case-fatality rates. Urgent antibiotic treatment can save patients’ lives, but antibiotic resistance can render antibiotic therapy futile. This study is ...