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Table 1 General summary of all the papers reviewed in terms of their source of sample, age group, clinical sample type, study region, study setting, and clinical condition

From: Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and its clinical implications in Ethiopia: a systematic review

Description

Papers, n (%)

Number of isolates (n)

Source of sample

  

Human

126 (95)

15,092

Environmental

5 (4)

425

Inanimate objects

4 (3)

307

Age group

  

Adult

58 (44)

7886

Pediatrics/neonate

44 (33)

7065

No age group provided

57 (43)

6101

Clinical sample type

  

Urine

39 (29)

4783

Ear, nose and throat discharge/swab

37 (27)

7396

Stool /anorectal swab

29 (21)

2774

Blood

28 (21)

228

Wound (swab/discharge)

24 (18)

3732

Vaginal swab/discharge

9 (7)

1200

CSF

6 (4)

679

Urethral swab/discharge

5 (4)

1357

Others

22 (16)

2617

Study setting

  

Hospital

110 (83)

9572

Health center

16 (12)

1327

Laboratory database

14 (101)

4877

Community

11 (8)

1537

Disease/clinical condition

  

UTI

26 (20)

3302

Diarrhea

18 (14)

1174

Wound infection

10 (8)

1593

Ear infection

9 (7)

3100

Eye infection

7 (5)

746

Fever of undefined disease

7 (5)

464

SSI

6 (5)

558

Sepsis

5 (4)

333

Pneumonia

3 (2)

308

STI and genital area infections

5 (4)

257

Other diseases

13 (10)

1671

No disease or not specific

33 (25)

3398

  1. CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; SNNPR, Southern Nations; Nationalities, and People's Region; UTI, urinary tract infection; STI, sexually transmitted infection; SSI, surgical site infection