Staphylococcus aureus disease and drug resistance in resource-limited countries in south and east Asia.

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By contrast with high-income countries, Staphylococcus aureus disease ranks low on the public-health agenda in low-income countries. We undertook a literature review of S aureus disease in resource-limited countries in south and east Asia, and found that its neglected status as a developing world pathogen does not equate with low rates of disease. The incidence of the disease seems to be highest in neonates, its range of clinical manifestations is as broad as that seen in other settings, and ...

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Authors: Nickerson, E; West, T; Day, N; Peacock, S

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Lancet. Infectious diseases
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 130-135
• Publication date: 2009-02-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(09)70022-2
• EISSN: 1474-4457
• ISSN: 1473-3099
• Language: English
• Keywords: Developing Countries; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Humans; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcal Infections; Cross Infection; Staphylococcus aureus; Risk Factors; Asia