Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
8-2009
Publication Source
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume
30
Issue
8
Start Page
782
Last Page
785
DOI
10.1086/599003
Abstract
This cross‐sectional study at a tertiary‐care hospital in Botswana from 2000 to 2007 was performed to determine the epidemiologic characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. We identified a high prevalence (11.2% of bacteremia cases) of methicillin‐resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteremia. MRSA isolates had higher proportions of resistance to commonly used antimicrobials than did methicillin‐susceptible isolates, emphasizing the need to revise empiric prescribing practices in Botswana.
Keywords
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, Botswana, HIV, children
Recommended Citation
Wood, Sarah; Shah, Samir S.; Bafana, Maragaret; Ratner, Adam J.; Meaney, Peter A.; Malefho, Kolaatamo C.S; and Steenhoff, Andrew P., "Epidemiology of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Gaborone, Botswana" (2009). Botswana-UPenn Scholarly Publications. 45.
https://repository.upenn.edu/botswana_schol/45
Date Posted: 02 December 2014
This document has been peer reviewed.