Title |
MRSA in Africa: Filling the Global Map of Antimicrobial Resistance
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0068024 |
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Authors |
Matthew E. Falagas, Drosos E. Karageorgopoulos, John Leptidis, Ioanna P. Korbila |
Abstract |
We sought to assess the prevalence of methicillin-resistance among Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Africa. We included articles published in 2005 or later reporting for the prevalence of MRSA among S. aureus clinical isolates. Thirty-two studies were included. In Tunisia, the prevalence of MRSA increased from 16% to 41% between 2002-2007, while in Libya it was 31% in 2007. In South Africa, the prevalence decreased from 36% in 2006 to 24% during 2007-2011. In Botswana, the prevalence varied from 23-44% between 2000-2007. In Algeria and Egypt, the prevalence was 45% and 52% between 2003-2005, respectively. In Nigeria, the prevalence was greater in the northern than the southern part. In Ethiopia and the Ivory Coast, the prevalence was 55% and 39%, respectively. The prevalence of MRSA was lower than 50% in most of the African countries, although it appears to have risen since 2000 in many African countries, except for South Africa. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Arab Emirates | 1 | 50% |
Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Scientists | 1 | 50% |
Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 3 | <1% |
South Africa | 2 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Kenya | 1 | <1% |
Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Egypt | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 388 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 68 | 17% |
Researcher | 49 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 45 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 37 | 9% |
Other | 54 | 14% |
Unknown | 108 | 27% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 78 | 20% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 46 | 12% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 46 | 12% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 35 | 9% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 14 | 4% |
Other | 54 | 14% |
Unknown | 126 | 32% |