Methicillin Resistance and Biofilm Formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis in Blood Culture Isolates from Children under Five: A Multicenter Study in Nigeria

John-Ugwuanya A Grace^1*, Busayo O Olayinka¹, Josiah A Onaolapo¹, Fatimah Hassan-Hanga², Huda Munir³, Paul D Fey⁴ and Stephen K Obaro⁵

¹Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria

²Paediatrics Department, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

³Department of Medical Microbiology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

⁴Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

⁵Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA