Bacterial isolation and antibiotic susceptibility from diabetic foot ulcers in Kenya using microbiol...
Bacterial isolation and antibiotic susceptibility from diabetic foot ulcers in Kenya using microbiological tests and comparison with RT-PCR in detection of S. aureus and MRSA
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BioMed Central Ltd
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Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) often lead to hospital admissions, amputations and deaths; however, there is no up-to-date information on microbial isolates from DFUs and no mention of utilization of molecular techniques in Sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 83 adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya over 12 months. T...
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Bacterial isolation and antibiotic susceptibility from diabetic foot ulcers in Kenya using microbiological tests and comparison with RT-PCR in detection of S. aureus and MRSA
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TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A586536593
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A586536593
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1756-0500
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1756-0500
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10.1186/s13104-019-4278-0
