A meta-analysis on the prevalence of resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to different antibiotics in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapid emergence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus has resulted to difficulty in treatment of infections caused by such strains. The aim of this meta-analysis study was to determine the pooled prevalence of resistance of S. aureus to different antibiotics in Nigeria.

Methods

Literature search for studies was done using Google scholar, PubMed, Science direct, and African Journal Online. The prevalence of S. aureus resistance to different antibiotics was evaluated using the meta-analysis proportion command in MedCalc software version 20.0 adopting a rand effect model. I² statistic and Egger test in MedCalc was used to evaluate the heterogeneity and the presence of publication bias among studies respectively.

Results

A total of 40, 682 stu

SUBMITTER: Ezeh CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10127087 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature