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Mapping the Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Western Ethiopia: A multicenter cross-sectional study

2026-03-06 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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From 2021 to 2025, MRSA emerged as a major multidrug-resistant pathogen in the study area. Among 545 S. aureus isolates, 67.2% were MRSA, disproportionately affecting children under five (26.5%) and males (55.5%). Case incidence more than doubled by 2025, suggesting rising transmission or resistance. Most isolates were hospital-associated (85.2%), predominantly from outpatients (88.5%), with middle ear discharge as the main source (67%). Gentamicin showed the highest susceptibility (72.1%), whil...

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