Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission in a Ghanaian Burn Unit: The Importance of Active Surveillance in Resource-Limited Settings

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission in a Ghanaian Burn Unit: The Importance of Active Surveillance in Resource-Limited Settings

Objectives:Staphylococcus aureus infections in burn patients can lead to serious complications and death. The frequency of S. aureus infection is high in low- and middle-income countries presumably due to limited resources, misuse of antibiotics and poor infection control. The objective of the prese...

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Main Authors: Nana Ama Amissah, Andrew H. Buultjens, Anthony Ablordey, Lieke van Dam, Ampomah Opoku-Ware, Sarah L. Baines, Dieter Bulach, Caitlin S. Tetteh, Isaac Prah, Tjip S. van der Werf, Alexander W. Friedrich, Torsten Seemann, Jan Maarten van Dijl, Ymkje Stienstra, Timothy P. Stinear, John W. Rossen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
burn patients
transmission events
comparative genomics
healthcare workers
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01906/full

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