1Zumbi, C. N., 2Odoi, H., *1Boamah, V. E., 1Boakye, Y. D., and 1Agyare, C.
1Pharmaceutical Microbiology Section, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
2Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana
*Correspondence to: etsiapa@yahoo.com; veboamah.pharm@knust.edu.gh;
Abstract:
Background: Globally, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are associated with increased morbidity and mortality amongst patients; however, reports on MRSA infections in Ghana are mostly from tertiary healthcare facilities. This study determined the prevalence of methicillin and multiple efflux resistance mechanisms in S. aureus isolates from five selected primary and tertiary healthcare facilities in Ghana. Continue reading “Efflux and mecA/mecC-mediated-resistance in multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates from selected Ghanaian primary and tertiary hospitals”