SynthesisBMC infectious diseases2016
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis.
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- The prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2023Pooled it
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- Drug Resistance Patterns ofBioMed research international · 2018Pooled it
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- Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus Aureus isolated from clinical specimens at University of Gondar comprehensive specialized referral hospital northwest Ethiopia; a retrospective study.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Multidrug-resistant bacterial profiles of inanimate objects at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.PloS one · 2025Article
- Methicillin and vancomycin-resistantInfection prevention in practice · 2024Article
- Occurrence of Methicillin-ResistantVeterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Multidrug-ResistantVeterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Etiological and clinical characteristics of severe pneumonia in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe burden of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health concern worldwide; however the overall epidemiology of multidrug resistant strains is neither coordinated nor harmonized, particularly in developing countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the burden of methicillin resistant Staphylococcos aureus and its antibiotic resistance pattern in Ethiopia at large.
methodsPubMed, Google Scholar, and lancet databases were searched and a total of 20 studies have been selected for meta-analysis. Six authors have independently extracts data on the prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. Statistical analysis was achieved by using Open meta-analyst (version 3.13) and Comprehensive meta-analysis (version 3.3) softwares. The overall prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its antibiotic resistance pattern were pooled by using the forest plot, table and figure with 95% CI.
resultsThe pooled prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus was 32.5% (95% CI, 24.1 to 40.9%). Moreover, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains were found to be highly resistant to penicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin, and amoxicillin, with a pooled resistance ratio of 99.1, 98.1, 97.2 and 97.1%, respectively. On the other hand, comparably low levels of resistance ratio were noted to vancomycin, 5.3%.
conclusionThe overall burden of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is considerably high, besides these strains showed extreme resistance to penicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin and amoxicillin. In principle, appropriate use of antibiotics, applying safety precautions are the key to reduce the spread of multidrug resistant strains, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in particular.
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