Prevalence, multiple antibiotic resistance and virulence profile of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail poultry meat from Edo, Nigeria

IntroductionStaphylococcus aureus causes staphylococcal food poisoning and several difficult-to-treat infections. The occurrence and dissemination of methicillin-resistance S. aureus (MRSA) in Nigeria is crucial and well documented in hospitals. However, findings on MRSA from meat in the country are...

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Main Authors: Etinosa O. Igbinosa, Abeni Beshiru, Isoken H. Igbinosa, Abraham G. Ogofure, Temitope C. Ekundayo, Anthony I. Okoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1122059/full