Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

Dr, Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Science and Medicine, Dilla University, Dila, Ethiopia

Biography

Dr. Ephrem Wogayehu Awulachew is working as lecturer (Medical Laboratory science) in Department of Biology in the Dilla University, Dilla which is located in Ethiopia.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and its Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern among Healthy People: Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis
  Author(s): Ephrem Wogayehu Awulachew*, Kuma Diriba, Asrat Anja and Feven Wudneh
  
  Background: Staphylococcus aureus nasopharyngeal colonization is common in all age group and genetic evidences have supported the causal pathway between S. aureus carriage and invasive disease. Nasopharyngeal colonization with S. aureus is dependent on a number of factors being responsible for the gain and loss of carriage. Thus, this study aimed to review global nasopharyngeal carriage of S. aureus and its antimicrobial resistance pattern among healthy people. Methods: Electronic data bases searches of literature was conducted on PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane library, Embase, Hinari, Scopus, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Additionally the reference lists of all identified articles were scrutinized for potentially eligible studies. Only studies published in English from J.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9597.20.11.383

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