IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF METHICILLIN AND ERYTHROMYCIN RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus FROM CLINICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES IN MINNA NIGERIA
ABSTRACT Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is progressively increasing globally and has become a global health concern. Antibiotic susceptibility profile of Staphylococcus aureus was determined using disc diffusion method. A total of 21.9 % (73/360) from clinical and environmental samples tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus. The prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in environmental samples was 24 % while it was 20.5 % in clinical samples. The age group 18 to ...
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