Staphylococcus aureus in Animals and Food: Methicillin Resistance, Prevalence and Population Structure. A Review in the African Continent

C Lozano, H Gharsa, K Ben Slama, M Zarazaga… - Microorganisms, 2016 - mdpi.com
The interest about Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and methicillin resistant S. aureus
(MRSA) in livestock, and domestic and wild animals has significantly increased. The spread …

Mupirocin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AO Shittu, M Kaba, SM Abdulgader, YO Ajao… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2018 - Springer
Background Mupirocin is widely used for nasal decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus to
prevent subsequent staphylococcal infection in patients and healthcare personnel …

Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from camel meat and slaughterhouse workers in Egypt

K Al-Amery, M Elhariri, A Elsayed… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2019 - Springer
Background The emergence of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)
represents a challenge for the treatment of staphylococcal infections in both human and …

Staphylococcus aureus in two municipal abattoirs in Nigeria: Risk perception, spread and public health implications

IA Odetokun, B Ballhausen, VO Adetunji… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus is a zoonotic pathogen of significant public health concern.
Information on the prevalence and risk factors facilitating bacterial colonization and spread …

Emergence of Nasal Carriage of ST80 and ST152 PVL+ Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Livestock in Algeria

A Agabou, Z Ouchenane, C Ngba Essebe, S Khemissi… - Toxins, 2017 - mdpi.com
The spread of toxinogenic Staphylococcus aureus is a public health problem in Africa. The
objectives of the study were to investigate the rate of S. aureus nasal carriage and molecular …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from raw milk and nasal swabs of small ruminants in Abeokuta, Nigeria

EO Omoshaba, OE Ojo, MA Oyekunle… - Tropical animal health …, 2020 - Springer
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an important widespread cause of
severe infection in both humans and animals, is a significant pathogen of public health …

High genetic similarity of MRSA ST88 isolated from pigs and humans in Kogi State, Nigeria

OJ Otalu, JKP Kwaga, EC Okolocha, MZ Islam… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
We determined the prevalence and genetic characteristics of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from pigs and humans between September 2013 …

First Report of Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Virulence Gene Characterization Associated with Staphylococcus aureus Carriage in Healthy Camels from Tunisia

F Ben Chehida, H Gharsa, W Tombari, R Selmi… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) is an important livestock
species and is present in more than 46 national entities, with 80% of the camel population …

Prevalence and antibioty** of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in domestic animals in India

R Yadav, A Kumar, VK Singh, SK Yadav - Journal of global antimicrobial …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Domestic animals can serve as a reservoir for antimicrobial-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus and may lead to the emergence of drug-resistant human isolates …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-genome sequence profiling of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from livestock and farm attendants in Ghana

B Egyir, NF Hadjirin, S Gupta, F Owusu… - Journal of global …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones
have been described in Ghana, but so far, no typical livestock-associated MRSA isolates …