Prevalence of hospital acquired enterococci infections in two primary-care hospitals in Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria

KO Olawale, SO Fadiora, SS Taiwo - African journal of infectious diseases, 2011 - ajol.info
Enterococci are opportunistic bacteria that become pathogenic when they colonize niches
where they are not normally found. Of recent, they have become major cause of nosocomial …

Antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus strains from patients with urinary tract infections in Yenagoa, Nigeria

A Onanuga, GO Awhowho - Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: Midstream urine specimens of UTIs symptomatic patients from
public and private health institutions in Yenagoa, Nigeria were collected, cultured, and …

Nasal carriage of multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in healthy inhabitants of Amassoma in Niger delta region of Nigeria

A Onanuga, TC Temedie - African health sciences, 2011 - ajol.info
Background: Nasal Staphylococcus aureus is a major source of community and hospital
associated staphylococcal infections. This study determined the prevalence of nasal S …

Prevalence of mecA gene among staphylococci from clinical samples of a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria

EE Ibadin, IO Enabulele, F Muinah - African health sciences, 2017 - ajol.info
Background: The staphylococci have increasingly been associated with infections
worldwide and anti-microbial resistance has made these versatile pathogens more …

Prevalence and susceptibility pattern of methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates among healthy women in Zaria, Nigeria

A Onanuga, AR Oyi, JA Onaolapo - African Journal of Biotechnology, 2005 - ajol.info
Multi-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MMRSA) has been commonly
reported to be one of the commonest causes of nosocomial infections worldwide. Also …

Phenotypic and molecular identification of vancomycin resistance in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Osogbo, Nigeria

BT Bamigboye, OA Olowe, SS Taiwo - European Journal of …, 2018 - akjournals.com
The use of vancomycin for treatment of serious infections caused by MRSA strains has
resulted in emergence of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) in clinical …

Community prevalence of methicillin and vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in and around Bangalore, southern India

R Goud, S Gupta, U Neogi, D Agarwal… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcus aureus is a known colonizer in humans and has been
implicated in community acquired soft tissue infections. However emergence of methicillin …

Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: a review of the molecular epidemiology, clinical significance and laboratory detection methods

SS Taiwo - West African journal of medicine, 2009 - ajol.info
BACKGROUND: Despite the volume of knowledge, enhanced surveillance and infection
control measures adopted by health care institutions to address the endemicity and frequent …

[PDF][PDF] Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of Staphylococcus aureus in Abakaliki, Nigeria

IJ Ikeagwu, ES Amadi, IR Iroha - Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2008 - pjms.com.pk
Objective: To investigate the sensitivity pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained
from clinical specimens including urine, wound, high vaginal swab and semen to commonly …

Prevalence of community-associated multi-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthy women in Abuja, Nigeria

A Onanuga, AR Oyi, BO Olayinka… - African Journal of …, 2005 - ajol.info
Antimicrobial resistance has become a great public health problem worldwide and multi-
drugvresistance Staphylococcus aureus has been widely reported. This study determined …