International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 533

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya

Christina A. Okello
  • Christina A. Okello
  • Launceston General Hospital, Tasmania, Australia, 280, Charles Street, Tasmania, Australia.
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Loice A. Ombajo
  • Loice A. Ombajo
  • Department of Medicine, Mater Hospital, Dunga road, Nairobi, P. O. Box 30325,0100, Kenya,
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Enoch Omonge
  • Enoch Omonge
  • Department of Medicine, Mater Hospital, Dunga road, Nairobi, P. O. Box 30325,0100, Kenya,
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Frederick C. F. Otieno
  • Frederick C. F. Otieno
  • Department of Medicine, Mater Hospital, Dunga road, Nairobi, P. O. Box 30325,0100, Kenya,
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Davies Otieno
  • Davies Otieno
  • Department of Microbiology, Mater Hospital, P. O. Box 30325,00100, Dunga Road, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Christina Mwachari
  • Christina Mwachari
  • Nairobi West Hospital, P. O. Box 43375,00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 03 March 2021
  •  Accepted: 25 October 2021
  •  Published: 30 November 2021

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