COVID-19 wards compared with non-COVID-19 wards: | Sudan | Zambia |
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Patient data | ||
Antibiotic prescribing | Different | Similar |
Length of ward stay | No difference | Decreased (SD) |
Phenotypic data | ||
Species prevalence | No difference | No difference |
Number of HAIs (susceptible and resistant) | Increased (SD) | Decreased (SD) |
Number of resistant HAIs | No difference | No data available |
Number of MDR isolates | Increased (SD) | Increased (SD) |
Number of resistant isolates per patient | No difference | No difference |
Number of resistances per isolate | Increased | Increased (SD) |
Genotypic data | ||
Number of β-lactam resistant isolates | Decreased (SD) | Increased (SD) |
Number of aminoglycoside and fluoroquinolone resistant isolates | No difference | No difference |
Number of isolates resistant to other antibiotic classes | No difference | Increased (SD) |
Total number of different plasmids identified | No difference | Decreased |
Number of resistance genes per isolate | No difference | Decreased (SD) |