Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ready-to-Eat Shellfish (Corbiculid heterodont) in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Seighazi Regina Egege, Nedie Patience Akani & Chidiebele Emmanuel Ikechukwu Nwankwo · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Aims/Objective: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a dominant cause of severe healthcare-associated (HA) infections but has recently emerged as Community-Associated (CA-MRSA) and Livestock-Associated MRSA (LA-MRSA). This study was carried out to detect the pres...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i330202

Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Isolates from Wounds in Surgical Wards at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda

Baguma Andrew, Kiiza Aidah & Joel Bazira Bazira · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Background: Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is a multidrug resistant organism that threatens the continued effectiveness of antibiotics worldwide and causes a threat almost exclusively in hospitals and long-term care settings. This study sought to determine the prevalence...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27807