Table 1. Study inclusion and exclusion criteria.
| Inclusion criteria |
|---|
| Blood culture is positive for non- Salmonella Enterobacterales or Acinetobacter * |
| Patient is an inpatient at QECH or can be contacted for admission or assessment |
| Exclusion criteria |
| Blood culture is positive for Salmonella enterica (any serovariant) |
| Patient is unable to provide informed consent and there is no representative to provide informed consent |
| Patient speaks neither English or Chichewa |
*During the set-up period for the study, it became clear that 3GC-R Acinetobacter spp. were an emerging problem at QECH, particularly amongst neonates. Acinetobacter are closely related to Enterobacterales, often sharing similar AMR profiles, and given their importance as a nosocomial pathogen, these patients will be included. However for analysis purposes we may do the primary analysis on the whole cohort and then Enterobacterales alone