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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2014

Population dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus from Northeastern Nigeria in 2007 and 2012.

K O Okon, A O Shittu, A A Kudi, H Umar, K Becker, F Schaumburg

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

K O OkonDepartment of Medical Laboratory Services,Federal Medical Centre,Makurdi,Nigeria.
A O ShittuDepartment of Microbiology,Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile-Ife,Nigeria.
A A KudiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Services,Federal Medical Centre,Gombe,Nigeria.
H UmarDepartment of Medical Laboratory Services,Federal Medical Centre,Nguru,Nigeria.
K BeckerInstitute of Medical Microbiology,University Hospital Münster,Münster,Germany.
F SchaumburgInstitute of Medical Microbiology,University Hospital Münster,Münster,Germany.
Federal Medical Centre · NGUniversity Hospital Münster · DEFederal Medical Centre · NGObafemi Awolowo University · NG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The population structure of Staphylococcus aureus is changing globally but the situation regarding dominant clones in sub-Saharan Africa is not clear. We therefore assessed changes in the population structure of clinical S. aureus isolates obtained in 2007 (n = 75) and 2012 (n = 75) from Northeastern Nigeria. A reduction in resistance to penicillin, gentamicin, erythromycin and clindamycin was observed in 2012. A decrease of methicillin resistance rates (13·3% to 8·0%) was associated with the decline of the ST241 MRSA clone. The proportion of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive isolates also decreased from 65·3% to 44%, and was linked with the emergence of PVL-negative ST601 clone in 2012. The significant decline in antibiotic resistance in the study area is in contrast to the worldwide trend of increasing resistance rates.

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PMID24308629
PMCPMC9151220
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