ESKAPE Pathogen Antimicrobial Resistance at a Rwandan Teaching Hospital, 2020–2024

Marthe Uwamariya's dataset contains a five-year analysis of 3,778 culture-positive isolates from the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK). It details the distribution and resistance patterns of ESKAPE pathogens, including Klebsiella pneumoniae (43.8%) and Staphylococcus aureus (26.4%). The data shows an overall antimicrobial resistance rate of 56.5%, with trends from 2020 to 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in resistance to access, watch, and reserve antibiotics based on the five-year analysis described.
• Model the prevalence and co-resistance patterns of specific pathogens like Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii based on the reported isolation rates.
• Study the emergence of specific resistance phenotypes, such as extended-spectrum β-lactamase producers and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, based on the phenotypic analysis results.

Strengths

• Contains 3,778 culture-positive isolates providing a substantive sample for analysis.
• Covers a five-year time range (2020–2024) allowing for trend analysis.
• Reports specific resistance rates for individual pathogens and antibiotic categories, such as a 74.6% resistance rate in Enterococcus spp.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to a single hospital in Rwanda, which may limit generalizability.
• The dataset is small (25.8 KB), indicating limited scope or a summary format.

Provenance

Source

University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK), Rwanda.

Collection Method

Retrospective laboratory-based surveillance study using microbiology laboratory data.

Time Range

2020–2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 05:35:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kigali, Rwanda