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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a growing threat among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) due to immunological vulnerability, frequent healthcare exposure, and compromised skin integrity. Despite a high HIV burden in Edo State, Nigeria, no data characterising MRSA colonisation in PLWH exist in the State. This study characterised MRSA colonisation among HIV/AIDS Clients of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH). This is a cross-sectional hospital-based study, with 176 PLWH on ART for ≥6 months systematically enrolled. Three rayon swabs per participant were collected from the nasal vestibule, axillary fold, and groin. MRSA was confirmed by cefoxitin disc diffusion per Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute guidelines. Frequencies, proportions, chi-square, Fisher's exact test, and Kruskal-Wallis H were applied. Significance was set at p
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- Ogbue Joan, Adewuyi Morufu, Samuel Sunday, Unuane Egbedion, Otumu Obulimi
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- International Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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- 2026-01-01
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- 2578-9686, 2578-9678
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Ogbue Joan, Adewuyi Morufu, Samuel Sunday, Unuane Egbedion, Otumu Obulimi (2026). Sociodemographic Characteristics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonisation Among HIV/AIDS Clients of a Public Hospital in South-South Nigeria. International Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmb.20261103.14