Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from skin and soft tissue infections in patients in Nairobi, Kenya

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Maina, Edward K ^a   Kiiyukia, Ciira ^b   Wamae, C Njeri ^a,c   Waiyaki, Peter G ^a   Kariuki, S ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^c KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

MRSA; PVL; SCCmec; Skin and soft tissue infections

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEUKOCIDIN; MACROLIDE; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELLULITIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ABSCESS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URBAN AREA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; KENYA; LEUKOCIDINS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 84873431734     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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