Antibiotic resistance and draft genome profiles of 10 Streptococcus pneumoniae and 3 Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae strains isolated from the nasopharynx of people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Ghana

Lawrencia Ami Emefa Ativi; Mildred Adusei-Poku; William Boateng; Christian Owusu-Nyantantakyi; Justice Kwesi Danso; Agnes Oclu; Alfred Bortey; Grebstad Rabbi Amuasi; Blessing Kofi Adu Tabi; Elijah Paintsil; Kwasi Torpey; Nicholas Dzifa Dayie; Beverly Egyir

doi:10.1128/mra.00505-24

Antibiotic resistance and draft genome profiles of 10 Streptococcus pneumoniae and 3 Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae strains isolated from the nasopharynx of people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Ghana

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Nov 12;13(11):e0050524. doi: 10.1128/mra.00505-24. Epub 2024 Oct 4.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
² Department of Bacteriology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
⁴ Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

Genomic data on clinically important bacteria species such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae from low- and middle-income countries, including Ghana, are scarce. In this study, we provide data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and whole-genome profiles of a collection of streptococci species to support AMR surveillance efforts in the country.

Keywords: Africa; S. pseudopneumoniae; Streptococcus pneumoniae.