High prevalence of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the surgical units of Mulago hospital in Kampala, Uganda

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kateete, David P ^a   Namazzi, Sylvia ^a,b   Okee, Moses ^a   Okeng, Alfred ^a   Baluku, Hannington ^a   Musisi, Nathan L ^b   Katabazi, Fred A ^a   Joloba, Moses L ^a   Ssentongo, Robert ^c   Najjuka, Florence C ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80052601573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-326     Document Type: Article

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