Wilkie, EDAlao, JOThonda, OAOluduro, AO2025-01-292025-01-292024-12-20Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology, ISSN: 2732-494X (Print); 2732-494X (Online), Cambridge University Press (CUP), 4(1), e220-. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.4732732-494X2732-494Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/18555This study investigates bacterial pathogen prevalence in daycare centers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, highlighting significant contamination and high antibiotic resistance rates, particularly among Staphylococcus aureus. Findings underscore the need for enhanced infection control measures, sanitation practices, and public health interventions to protect children's health in resource-limited settings.© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/31 Biological Sciences32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences3107 Microbiology3202 Clinical Sciences3207 Medical MicrobiologyInfectious DiseasesEmerging Infectious DiseasesPreventionAntimicrobial ResistanceInfectionJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1017/ash.2024.473