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Antibiotic Resistance Patterns and Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Clinical Settings in Rwanda.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Nov 2018
Masaisa Florence, Kayigi Etienne, Seni Jeremiah, Bwanga Freddie, Muvunyi Claude Mambo
Abstract excerpt
The escalating burden of infections attributable to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in East African countries is calling for interventional strategies to control the spread of this strain. The present study aimed at determining the prevalence, antimicrobial profiles, and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing of MRSA strains. This was a cross-sectional laboratory-based study...
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