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Table 5 Prevalence of MRSA in milk and milk products and farm workers in Ethiopia

From: Prevalence and molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus in raw milk and milk products in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Study year

Region

Study area

Sample type

Total sample size

N (%)

n

n/N (%)

(Kalayu et al. 2020)

2016/17

Tigray

Mekelle

Udder milk

385

48 (12.5)

0

0

(Kalayu et al. 2020)

2016/17

Tigray

Mekelle

Nares of farmers

71

22 (31)

1

4.55

(Lemma et al. 2021)

2019/20

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

Raw farm milk

174

43 (24.6)

1

2.33

(Lemma et al. 2021)

2019/20

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

Yogurt

40

7 (17.5)

0

0

(Lemma et al. 2021)

2019/20

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

Cheese

40

2 (5)

0

0

(Mekonnen et al. 2018)

2014–16

Amhara

Gondar/Bahirdar

Udder milk

107

79 (73.8)

0

0

(Girmay et al. 2020)

2014/15

Tigray

Shire

Mastitic milk

64

21 (32.81)

5

23.8

(Tegegne et al., 2021)

2018/19

Central Ethiopia

West and East Shoa

Mastitic milk

130

100 (76.9)

12

12

  1. N total number of S. aureus isolates, n number of MRSA isolates (mecA gene), Addis Ababa