Dan Nyehangane

An Etiology of Sputum Culture Contamination and their Drugs Susceptibility Patterns among TB-suspected Patients at Epicentre Mbarara Research Centre, Uganda

Andrew Ajang Othow, Dan Nyehangane & Lucas Ampaire · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2024

Aims: Contamination in TB cultures is problematic as it allows the growth of non-target bacterial or fungal species in sputum samples, potentially concealing M. tuberculosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, characterization, and drug susceptibility patterns of conta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i111502

Epidemiology of Carbapenem Resistance among Multi-drug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Uganda

Lucas M. Ampaire, Victoria Katawera, Dan Nyehangane, Yap Boum & Joel Bazira · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Background: Multi-drug resistant (MDR) Enterobacteriaceae are on the increase worldwide and their spread has become a global challenge. Escalating the challenge is the possibility that many of these are Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). This further complicates pa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17055