A 6-Year Update on the Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Africa: A Systematic Review

OU Lawal, O Ayobami, A Abouelfetouh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of
hospital-associated (HA) and community-associated (CA) infections globally. The multi-drug …

Genetic diversity and risk factors for the transmission of antimicrobial resistance across human, animals and environmental compartments in East Africa: a review

BZ Katale, G Misinzo, SE Mshana, H Chiyangi… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2020 - Springer
Background The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) present a
challenge to disease control in East Africa. Resistance to beta-lactams, which are by far the …

Catechin isolated from cashew nut shell exhibits antibacterial activity against clinical isolates of MRSA through ROS-mediated oxidative stress

S Sinsinwar, V Vadivel - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
Staphylococcus aureus causes severe infections and among all methicillin-resistant S.
aureus (MRSA) remains a great challenge in spite of decade research of antibacterial …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in East Africa: red alert or red herring?

FK Wangai, MM Masika, MC Maritim… - BMC infectious diseases, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality and has resultant important economic and societal costs …

The shared NDM-positive strains in the hospital and connecting aquatic environments

H Zou, J Han, L Zhao, D Wang, Y Guan, T Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The spread of antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens outside hospital settings is, both, a
significant public health concern and an environmental problem. In recent years, New Delhi …

Tracking the environmental dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae using whole genome sequencing

MD Ekwanzala, JB Dewar, I Kamika… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The emergence and dissemination of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella
pneumoniae (CRKP) are of great concern worldwide, as there are limited options for their …

Characterisation and Molecular Analysis of an Unusual Chimeric Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Strain and its Bacteriophages

S Burgold-Voigt, S Monecke, A Simbeck… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In the context of microarray-based epidemiological typing of the clonal organism
Staphylococcus aureus/MRSA, a strain was identified that did not belong to known clonal …

Draft genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 5 SA01 isolated from bloodstream infection and comparative analysis with reference strains

RM Ferreira, DH dos Santos Silva, KF Silva… - Functional & Integrative …, 2023 - Springer
A Staphylococcus aureus isolate (SA01) obtained from bloodstream infection exhibited a
remarkable drug resistance profile. In this study, we report the draft genome sequence of S …

Factors influencing receipt of an antibiotic prescription among insured patients in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study

MA Khalfan, P Sasi, S Mugusi - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives There are limited data on factors influencing antibiotic prescription among
insured patients. We assessed for correlates of an antibiotic prescription among insured …

Characterization of antibiotic resistance in select tertiary hospitals in Uganda: An evaluation of 2020 to 2023 routine surveillance data

J Mayito, D Kibombo, C Olaro, S Nabadda… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health concern in Uganda. We sought to conduct
an extended profiling of AMR burden at selected Ugandan tertiary hospitals. We analyzed …