Trinidad & Tobago

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

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci Infections in Trinidad and Tobago

Shivnarine Kissoon, Patrick Eberechi Akpaka & William Henry Swanston · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aims: To document Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) infections prevalence, risk factors, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and evaluation of chromogenic plates in identifying VRE isolates in Trinidad and Tobago. Study Design: This was a cross sectional prospective observ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18531