Baguma Andrew

High Rates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization of Domesticated Swine of Kabale District – Southwestern Uganda

Baguma Andrew, Atek Atwiine Kagirita, Owalla Tonny & Bazira Joel · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2018

Background: S. aureus is a commensal mammalian pathogen which can establish itself as part of the skin flora. However, can eventually cause infections and invasive diseases in both hospital and community settings. Livestock-associated Methicillin-resistant S. aureus remains a maj...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMB/2018/41085

Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Isolates from Wounds in Surgical Wards at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda

Baguma Andrew, Kiiza Aidah & Joel Bazira Bazira · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Background: Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is a multidrug resistant organism that threatens the continued effectiveness of antibiotics worldwide and causes a threat almost exclusively in hospitals and long-term care settings. This study sought to determine the prevalence...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27807

Chronic Osteomyelitis among Children Attending Orthopedic Services at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: Prevalence, Etiological Agents and Their Drug Susceptibility Patterns

Tayebwa Edson, Kisitu Kyengera, Baguma Andrew & Bazira Joel · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Background: This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine prevalence, causative agents and their drug susceptibility patterns of chronic osteomyelitis children among 766 children attending orthopedic services at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital between October 2016 and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i530144