Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Gaborone, Botswana.
Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Gaborone, Botswana.
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博茨瓦纳哈博罗内耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌菌血症的流行病学。
DOI：
10.1086/599003
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Steenhoff,AndrewP
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作者：
Wood,SarahM;Shah,SamirS;Bafana,Margaret;Ratner,AdamJ;Meaney,PeterA;Malefho,KolaatamoCS;Steenhoff,AndrewP
This cross-sectional study at a tertiary-care hospital in Botswana from 2000 to 2007 was performed to determine the epidemiologic characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. We identified a high prevalence (11.2% of bacteremia cases) of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteremia. MRSA isolates had higher proportions of resistance to commonly used antimicrobials than did methicillin-susceptible isolates, emphasizing the need to revise empiric prescribing practices in Botswana.
