MRSA in Africa: filling the global map of antimicrobial resistance.

We sought to assess the prevalence of methicillin-resistance among Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Africa. We included articles published in 2005 or later reporting for the prevalence of MRSA among S. aureus clinical isolates. Thirty-two studies were included. In Tunisia, the prevalence of MRSA in...

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Main Authors: Matthew E Falagas, Drosos E Karageorgopoulos, John Leptidis, Ioanna P Korbila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3726677?pdf=render