*[1],3Abdulrahim, U., [2]Oche, D. A., [3]Kachallah, M., 4Adeshina, G. O., and 4Olayinka, B. O.
1Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Hunan Province, China
2Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Federal University of Health Sciences Otukpo, Benue State, Nigeria
3Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria 4Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria *Correspondence to: uabdulrahim@csu.edu.cn and uabdulrahim@unimaid.edu.ng
Abstract:
Background: The increasing prevalence of multi drug resistance (MDR) in strains of Staphylococcus aureus is a major challenge in the selection of an appropriate therapeutic agents, especially in persistent orthopaedic infections. This study investigated the patterns of antimicrobial resistance and identified the genetic determinants of resistance in S. aureus isolates from orthopaedic patients. Continue reading “Emergence of clinical vanA-type vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala, Kano, Nigeria”