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. 2013 Jul 29;8(7):e68024.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068024. Print 2013.

MRSA in Africa: filling the global map of antimicrobial resistance

Matthew E Falagas  1 , Drosos E Karageorgopoulos, John Leptidis, Ioanna P Korbila
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MRSA in Africa: filling the global map of antimicrobial resistance

Matthew E Falagas et al. PLoS One. .

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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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Graphical presentation of the process of selection of studies for inclusion in this review.
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