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Characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bloodstream infections, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jul 2017
Vandendriessche S, De Boeck H, Deplano A, Phoba M-F, Lunguya O, Falay D, Dauly N, Verhaegen J, Denis O, Jacobs J
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is known worldwide as an invasive pathogen, but information on S. aureus from bloodstream infections in Central Africa remains scarce. A collection of S. aureus blood culture isolates recovered from hospitals in four provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2009-2013) was assessed. A total of 27/108 isolates were methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), of which >70% were...
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