ena-STUDY-UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN-06-11-2018-00:47:04:105-352
High prevalence of USA300 on St. Kitts and Nevis
The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among clinical S. aureus isolates and to reveal the frequency and population structure of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in St Kitts and Nevis, a small island country in the West Indies. A total of 152 S. aureus were collected from clinical sample, from which MRSA accounted for 45% (69/152) of the isolates.
The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among clinical S. aureus isolates and to reveal the frequency and population structure of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in St Kitts and Nevis, a small island country in the West Indies. A total of 152 S. aureus were collected from clinical sample, from which MRSA accounted for 45% (69/152) of the isolates.