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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Detection of Oxacillin (Methicillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from a Tertiary-care Hospital, Georgetown, Guyana

Paul Cheddie, Drovashti Seepersaud & Tereasia Ramlochan · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Background and Aim: Methicillin-resistant Staphylocccus aureus (MRSA) continues to be a major problem globally. Previous data had suggested that the prevalence of MRSA infections in the tertiary hospital setting was 51%. The aim of this study was to conduct a point prevalence sur...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i630182

Antibiotics Susceptibility Pattern of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) In Enugu State, South-East Region of Nigeria

A. A. Agboke & A. A. Attama · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Development of antimicrobial resistance by bacteria is now a worldwide health issue, as infection is one of the leading causes of death in the world today. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and antimicrobials susceptibility pattern of Methicilin-Resistant Staph...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18219

Antibacterial Activity of Two Brown Algae (Cystoseira compressa and Padina pavonica) Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Gorkem Dulger & Basaran Dulger · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Aqueous and ethanolic extracts obtained from two brown algae (Cystoseira compressa (Esper) Gerloff et. Nizamuddin) and Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy) have been investigated for their ability to inhibit 35 hospital isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/10449

Clinical and Diagnostic Significance of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review

M Abdullah Yusuf, AFM Arshedi Sattar, Zakir Husain Habib & Sushmita Roy · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Background: Accurate diagnosis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is essential for the clinician. In Bangladesh MRSA creates a great problem for the treatment of infection. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to observe the clinical and diagnostic s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/8071