Date of Award

2024

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Master of Medicine (MMed)

First Advisor

Dr. ATHAR ALI

Second Advisor

Dr. MASAWA KLINT

Department

General Surgery

Third Advisor

Dr. SAMINA SOMJI

Abstract

v> Among infections of surgical importance, intra-abdominal infections prevail among the most common in surgical patients with considerable morbidity and mortality. The ever-rising microbial resistance to commonly available antibiotics and geographical variations in microbial profile and resistance patterns poses a challenge to the management of these surgical infections of abdominal origin. The aim of this study was to evaluate microbiological characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility of isolates from intra-abdominal infections at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania and how these influence early treatment outcomes.

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