GENOTYPIC DETECTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT GENES IN EMERGING BACTERIAL PATHOGENS FROM NEONATAL SEPSIS PATIENTS IN LAGOS
Helen Opeoluwa Adegboyega, Taiwo Abayomi Banjo, Anotu Mopelola Deji-Agboola, Bamidele Abiodun Iwalokun, Wasiu Bamidele Mutiu, Olubunmi Adetokunbo Osinupebi, T.O. Shorunmu, Farouk Adedeji Oladoja, Oluwabunmi Motunrayo Fatungase, Muinat Moronke Adeyanju, Raheem Akinwunmi Akindele, Fakunle Ponle Bamidele, Ayobami Babatunde, Olusola Ajayi, Olufemi Onadeko, , Emmanuel Sunday Omirin
The paper investigates antibiotic-resistant genes in bacterial pathogens from neonatal sepsis cases in Lagos, finding high resistance to common antibiotics and identifying Meropenem as a viable treatment.
bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology