African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of five phenotypic tests for detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in Cotonou, Benin

Dissou Affolabi*
  • Dissou Affolabi*
  • 1. Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin; 2. Centre National Hospitalier de Pneumo-Phtisiologie, Cotonou, Benin
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Mathieu Odoun
  • Mathieu Odoun
  • Centre National Hospitalier de Pneumo-Phtisiologie, Cotonou, Benin
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Lucrece Ahovegbe
  • Lucrece Ahovegbe
  • Centre National Hospitalier de Pneumo-Phtisiologie, Cotonou, Benin
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Ablo Prudence Wachinou
  • Ablo Prudence Wachinou
  • Centre National Hospitalier de Pneumo-Phtisiologie, Cotonou, Benin
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Aderemi Kehinde
  • Aderemi Kehinde
  • Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Frederic Sogbo
  • Frederic Sogbo
  • Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
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Frank Faïhun
  • Frank Faïhun
  • Centre National Hospitalier de Pneumo-Phtisiologie, Cotonou, Benin
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Wilfried Bekou
  • Wilfried Bekou
  • Centre National Hospitalier de Pneumo-Phtisiologie, Cotonou, Benin
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Achille Massougbodji
  • Achille Massougbodji
  • Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
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Severin Anagonou
  • Severin Anagonou
  • 1. Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin; 2. Centre National Hospitalier de Pneumo-Phtisiologie, Cotonou, Benin
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  •  Received: 03 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 17 February 2014
  •  Published: 12 March 2014

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