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Vaginal colonization with virulent and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Ugandan women in Labour

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Abstract

This study demonstrated that 15% of the S. aureus colonizing the female lower genital tract of mothers in labour in central Uganda carried one or more virulence genes, mostly pvl, indicating potential for newborn infection with S. aureus acquired in the maternal birth canal. More than half of the isolates were MRSA.

Research topics

  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment

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DOI: 10.1186/s12866-024-03460-9

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