| Title |
Phenotypic and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Ekiti State, Nigeria
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Infection and Drug Resistance, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.2147/idr.s48809 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Olugbenga Adekunle Olowe, Olayinka Oluwatoyin Kukoyi, Samuel Sunday Taiwo, Olusola Ojurongbe, Oluyinka Oladele Opaleye, Oloyede Samuel Bolaji, Abiodun Adebimpe Adegoke, Olufunmilola Bamidele Makanjuola, David Olusoga Ogbolu, Oyebode Terry Alli |
| Abstract |
The characteristics and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Staphylococcus aureus differs according to geographical regions and in relation to antibiotic usage. The aim of this study was to determine the biochemical characteristics of the prevalent S. aureus from Ekiti State, Nigeria, and to evaluate three commonly used disk diffusion methods (cefoxitin, oxacillin, and methicillin) for the detection of methicillin resistance in comparison with mecA gene detection by polymerase chain reaction. |
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| Researcher | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 8 | 16% |
| Unknown | 15 | 30% |
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| Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
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