Antibiotic resistance and mecA characterization of Staphylococcus hominis from filarial lymphedema patients in the Ahanta West District, Ghana: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract Background and Aim Filarial infections affect over 150 million people in the tropics. One of the major forms of filarial pathologies is lymphedema; a condition where the immune response is significantly altered, resulting in changes in the normal flora. Staphylococcus hominis, a human skin...

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Published in:	Health Science Reports
Main Authors:	Priscilla Kini, Solomon Wireko, Priscilla Osei‐Poku, Samuel O. Asiedu, Emmanuel K. A. Amewu, Ebenezer Asiedu, Ernest Amanor, Caleb Mensah, Mary B. Wilson, Amma Larbi, Kennedy G. Boahen, Augustina A. Sylverken, Katherine R. Amato, Alexander Kwarteng
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-02-01
Subjects:	antibiotics filarial lymphedema Ghana mecA gene resistance Staphylococcus hominis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1104