Antibiotic exposure in a low-income country: screening urine samples for presence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in coagulase negative staphylococcal contaminants.

Antibiotic exposure in a low-income country: screening urine samples for presence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in coagulase negative staphylococcal contaminants.

Development of antimicrobial resistance has been assigned to excess and misuse of antimicrobial agents. Staphylococci are part of the normal flora but are also potential pathogens that have become essentially resistant to many known antibiotics. Resistances in coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS)...

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Main Authors: Anne Mette Lerbech, Japheth A Opintan, Samuel Oppong Bekoe, Mary-Anne Ahiabu, Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl, Martin Hansen, Kennedy T C Brightson, Samuel Ametepeh, Niels Frimodt-Møller, Bjarne Styrishave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4251977?pdf=render

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