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Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among healthcare workers in Kisangani, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Aug 2015
De Boeck H, Vandendriessche S, Hallin M, Batoko B, Alworonga J-P, Mapendo B, Van Geet C, Dauly N, Denis O, Jacobs J
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a global health concern, but there are few data from Central Africa. The objective of our study was to characterise S. aureus colonisation isolates from healthcare-exposed professionals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Healthcare workers and medical students (n = 380) in Kisangani, DRC were screened for S. aureus nasal carriage in a single-centre...
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