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An epidemiological study on the occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus in superficial abscesses of patients presenting for surgery in a teaching hospital in Khartoum, Sudan.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2000
Mahdi S E, Ahmed A O, Boelens H, Ott A, Abugroun E S, van Belkum A, Zijlstra E, Verbrugh H, Fahal A
Abstract excerpt
A group of patients (n=86) suffering from superficial abscesses was recruited in the Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Sudan. Detailed clinical and socio-economic data were collected. It appeared that 83% of all patients were younger than 40. Labourers were most prevalent (28%), followed by students (23%) and housewives (16%). The head and neck were most often affected (22%), with hands being second (19%). In 92% of...
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