Molecular epidemiology of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Africa: a systematic review

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are a serious global problem, with considerable impact on patients and substantial health care costs. This systematic review provides an overview on the clonal diversity of MRSA, as well as the prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (P...

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Main Authors: Shima M.A Abdulgader, Adebayo O Shittu, Mark P Nicol, Mamadou eKaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00348/full