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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

Molecular Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Trinidad and Tobago

Patrick E. Akpaka, Rashida Roberts & Stefan Monecke · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aims: Previous studies regarding Staphylococcus aureus in Trinidad and Tobago have so far been conducted mainly on methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates. Few reports are available regarding S. aureus infections in the country. This study was therefore designed to determ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/21376

Clinical Characteristics, Antibiotic Resistance and Molecular Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Teaching Hospital at South Taiwan

Hsi-Lan Yang, Ya-Fang Huang, Liang-Lan Hsing, Wen-Ling Shih, Yi-Ping Lu, Han Hsiang Huang & Ming-Hui Liao · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become an issue of public health worldwide. The clinical features, molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of MRSA isolates from South Taiwan from January to December 2009 were collected and analyzed. Met...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16457