Prevalence and Trends of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia in Hospitalized Patients in South Africa, 2010 to 2012: Laboratory-Based Surveillance Mapping of Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Epidemiology.

INTRODUCTION:We aimed to obtain an in-depth understanding on recent antimicrobial resistance trends and molecular epidemiology trends of S. aureus bacteraemia (SAB). METHODS:Thirteen academic centres in South Africa were included from June 2010 until July 2012. S. aureus susceptibility testing was p...

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Main Authors: Olga Perovic, Samantha Iyaloo, Ranmini Kularatne, Warren Lowman, Noma Bosman, Jeannette Wadula, Sharona Seetharam, Adriano Duse, Nontombi Mbelle, Colleen Bamford, Halima Dawood, Yesholata Mahabeer, Prathna Bhola, Shareef Abrahams, Ashika Singh-Moodley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4697812?pdf=render