Antimicrobial and multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens are becoming one of the major health threats among children. In Bangladesh, approximately 35,000 deaths each year are reported among children with diarrheal disease. The causative pathogen is accurately identified in less than 5% of these cases, leading to inappropriate use of antibiotics and increasing rates of antibiotic resistance. A recent study investigated the molecular epidemiology and resistance profiles of bacterial isolates associated with diarrheal diseases in children in Bangladesh from 2019-2021. Results detail an alarmingly high incidence of viral co-infections, antibiotic resistance, and multidrug resistant bacterial isolates in many of these cases.

Nadim Sharif, Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Shamsun Nahar Ahmed, Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Shamin Khandaker, Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh

Nature Scientific Reports
August 26, 2023