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## Background: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) is a significant health threat and public burden worldwide, particularly in developing countries, including nepal, due to its low healthcare standards and irrational use of antibiotics. it is evident that mrsa strains are frequently detected in nepalese hospitals; however, they remain underreported. therefore, to provide a comprehensive and clear understanding of mrsa infection at the national level, this systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of mrsa in nepal. ## Methods: Pubmed, embase, cochrane central, google scholar, and nepalese databases were searched for studies published between 1st january 2008 and 31st august 2020. a total of 26 original articles were selected for quantitative analysis. data extraction was accomplished by three authors independently and meta-analysis was performed using medcalc version 19.5.1 and comprehensive meta-analysis (cma) software v.3.0. ## Result: The pooled prevalence of mrsa infections among 5951 confirmed s. aureus isolates was 38.2% (95% ci, 31.4%-45.2%). we found a significant heterogeneity (i = 96.7% for resista

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Author

Ashok Khanal; Sulochan G.C.; Amrit Gaire; Aashis Khanal; Rolando Estrada; Rakesh Ghimire; Suresh Panthee

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)