2023
Neonatal Paenibacilliosis: Paenibacillus Infection as a Novel Cause of Sepsis in Term Neonates With High Risk of Sequelae in Uganda
Ericson J, Burgoine K, Kumbakumba E, Ochora M, Hehnly C, Bajunirwe F, Bazira J, Fronterre C, Hagmann C, Kulkarni A, Kumar M, Magombe J, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Morton S, Movassagh M, Mugamba J, Mulondo R, Natukwatsa D, Kaaya B, Olupot-Olupot P, Onen J, Sheldon K, Smith J, Ssentongo P, Ssenyonga P, Warf B, Wegoye E, Zhang L, Kiwanuka J, Paulson J, Broach J, Schiff S. Neonatal Paenibacilliosis: Paenibacillus Infection as a Novel Cause of Sepsis in Term Neonates With High Risk of Sequelae in Uganda. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023, 77: 768-775. PMID: 37279589, PMCID: PMC10495130, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal sepsisPostinfectious hydrocephalusCerebrospinal fluidSigns of sepsisFull-term neonatesOptimal antibiotic treatmentUgandan referral hospitalQuantitative polymerase chain reactionNeonatal characteristicsClinical sepsisTerm neonatesUnderdiagnosed causeAntibiotic choiceMedian ageReferral hospitalUgandan hospitalNeurodevelopmental impairmentAdverse outcomesSpecimen typesAntibiotic treatmentPolymerase chain reactionClinical signsUnusual pathogensSepsisHigh risk
2016
Prevalence and correlates of MRSA and MSSA nasal carriage at a Ugandan regional referral hospital
Bebell L, Ayebare A, Boum Y, Siedner M, Bazira J, Schiff S, Metlay J, Bangsberg D, Ttendo S, Firth P. Prevalence and correlates of MRSA and MSSA nasal carriage at a Ugandan regional referral hospital. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2016, 72: 888-892. PMID: 27999030, PMCID: PMC5890783, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRSA carriageMSSA carriersSA carriageNasal carriageAntibiotic useStaphylococcus aureusOpen woundsMRSA nasal carriage prevalenceUgandan Regional Referral HospitalMultivariable logistic regression analysisMSSA nasal carriageNasal carriage prevalenceSurgical ward admissionRegional Referral HospitalMRSA nasal carriageCurrent antibiotic useLogistic regression analysisResource-limited settingsMRSA carriersSA infectionsWard admissionHIV infectionReferral hospitalCarriage prevalenceAnterior nares