Antimicrobial resistance rates and surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa: where are we now?

S Kariuki, K Kering, C Wairimu, R Onsare… - Infection and drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Although antimicrobials have traditionally been used to treat infections and
improve health outcomes, resistance to commonly used antimicrobials has posed a major …

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 …

Biofilm-Associated Agr and Sar Quorum Sensing Systems of Staphylococcus aureus Are Inhibited by 3-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Derived from Illicium verum

PS Ganesh, K Veena, R Senthil, K Iswamy… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biofilm-producing Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is less sensitive to conventional
antibiotics than free-living planktonic cells. Here, we evaluated the antibiofilm activity of …

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 …

Promising FDA-approved drugs with efflux pump inhibitory activities against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

SAAM Abdel-Karim, AMA El-Ganiny, MA El-Sayed… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background and objectives Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that causes
wide range of nosocomial and community-acquired infections which have spread worldwide …

Resistance profile to antimicrobials agents in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospitals in South Brazil between 2014-2019

AM Rossato, M Primon-Barros, LL Rocha… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common
pathogen causing healthcare-associated infections. Owing to the restricted use of beta …

Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Staphylococcus aureus isolated at a General Hospital in Vietnam between 2014 and 2021

NV An, LH Hai, VH Luong, NTH Vinh… - Infection and Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal bacteria species that can cause various
illnesses, from mild skin infections to severe diseases, such as bacteremia. The distribution …

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Kenya

C Kyany'a, J Nyasinga, D Matano, V Oundo, S Wacira… - BMC microbiology, 2019 - Springer
Background The increase and spread of virulent-outbreak associated, methicillin and
vancomycin resistant (MRSA/VRSA) Staphylococcus aureus require a better understanding …

Prevalence of multi-antibiotic resistant bacteria isolated from children with urinary tract infection from Baghdad, Iraq

HA Salman, SMS Alsallameh, G Muhamad… - Microbiology and …, 2022 - koreascience.kr
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections in different age groups,
including children. Bacteria are the main etiological agents of UTIs. The aim of the present …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization among medicine and health science students, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia

E Mekuriya, A Manilal, A Aklilu, M Woldemariam… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Individuals with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonized
nasal cavities were at greater risk of developing the infection and can serve as potential …