Seven hundred ninety-two (792) different clinical samples were obtained from 792 individuals and inoculated into blood culture bottles and Blood Agar base. Methods: From January to April 2018, a cross-sectional study was conducted at Arsho Advanced Medical Laboratory.

Therefore, this study aims to investigate the level of antimicrobial resistance among Gram-positive cocci isolated from different clinical samples among patients referred to Arsho Advanced Medical Laboratory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Nuhamin Melaku Gebremariam, 1 Adane Bitew, 2 Estifanos Tsige, 3 Daniel Woldesenbet, 4 Mekdes Alemu Tola 5ġEthiopian National Accreditation Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology National Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 4Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University ICAP in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 5Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaĬorrespondence: Mekdes Alemu Tola, Email īackground: Gram-positive cocci are clinically important pathogens that cause infections and their development of antibiotic resistance continues to pose a severe threat to public health.

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