Wound colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hypotheses about acquisition routes in rural health care settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Perspective from a center devoted to the treatment of cutaneous neglected tropical diseases.
Am J Infect Control
; 52(8): 977-980, 2024 08.
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ABSTRACT
We identified a high prevalence (46.4%) of wound colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients hospitalized in a center devoted to the treatment of cutaneous tropical diseases in Benin. The proportion of MRSA among S aureus isolates was 54.3%. Thirty percent of these MRSA were identified in outpatients. The analysis of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis demonstrated an important diversity of strains but also identified 8 small clusters containing between 2 and 4 isolates suggesting cross-transmission.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Infecções Estafilocócicas
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Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article