Nasal carriage, risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare workers in Adigrat and Wukro hospitals, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Nasal carriage, risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare workers in Adigrat and Wukro hospitals, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to determine nasal carriage, risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care-workers of Adigrat and Wukro hospitals Northern Ethiopia. Results The overall prevalence of S. aureus and m...

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Main Authors: Haftom Legese, Atsebaha Gebrekidan Kahsay, Amlisha Kahsay, Tadele Araya, Gebre Adhanom, Saravanan Muthupandian, Araya Gebreyesus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Antimicrobial susceptibility test
Health care workers
methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus
nasal carriage
Staphylococcus aureus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3353-2

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