Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in a burn unit of a tertiary care center in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In developing countries, hospitalized burn victims are at high risk of nosocomial infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Risk factors include poor infection control practices, prolonged hospitalisation and limited capacity for laboratory microbiological analyses. These problems are compounded by widespread use of antibiotics that drives the spread of multi-drug resistant bacteria.

Methods

During the study period (November 2014-June 2015), nasal and invasive S. aureus isolates were collected consecutively from patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) within the burn unit of the Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burn Center of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Antibiotic prescription, antibiotic susceptibility and bacterial typing were used to assess antibiot

SUBMITTER: Amissah NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5509299 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature