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MRSA in Africa: Filling the Global Map of Antimicrobial Resistance
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We sought to assess the prevalence of methicillin-resistance among Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Africa. We included articles published in 2005 or later reporting for the prevalence of MRSA among S. aureus clinical isolates. Thirty-two studies were included. In Tunisia, the prevalence of MRSA increased from 16% to 41% between 2002-2007, while in Libya it was 31% in 2007. In South Africa, the prevalence decreased from 36% in 2006 to 24% during 2007-2011. In Botswana, the prevalence varied from 23-44% between 2000-2007. In Algeria and Egypt, the prevalence was 45% and 52% between 2003-2005, respectively. In Nigeria, the prevalence was greater in the northern than the southern part. In Ethiopia and the Ivory Coast, the prevalence was 55% and 39%, respectively. The prevalence of MRSA was lower than 50% in most of the African countries, although it appears to have risen since 2000 in many African countries, except for South Africa.
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- Falagas, M. E., Karageorgopoulos, D. E., Leptidis, J., & Korbila, I. P.
- Venue
- PLoS ONE
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2013-07-29
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- e68024
- ISSN
- 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
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- W2080712953
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- 237
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 8.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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