Molecular Epidemiology of Antibiotic Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens Isolated from Public Sector Hospitals in uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Genome sequencing and assembly

The overarching aim of this project is set to understand and determine the risk factors, prevalence, phenotypic and genotypic profiles including but not limited to clonal relatedness, genetic diversity and resistance mechanisms associated with ESKAPE pathogens isolated from diseased patients in the public health sector in uMgungundlovu District, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa; this in order to provide appropriate guidelines for a better and effective management of infections as well as the prevention and containment measures of resistance in hospital settings