Open AccessMethicillin and Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Associated Factors from Surgical Ward Inpatients at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Samrawit Tefera,
Tewachew Awoke,
Daniel Mekonnen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s324042
Subject(s) - medicine , cefoxitin , vancomycin , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Staphylococcus aureus is a well-known superbug and leading causes of wound infections. The clinical epidemiology of methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin resistant S. aureus (VRSA) is not well documented in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of MRSA, VRSA and associated factors from surgical inpatients in Debre Markos Referral Hospital (DMRH), Northwest Ethiopia.