Nasopharyngeal Carriage and Antimicrobial Resistance among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana.

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients are an important risk group for () carriage and infections. Little is, however, known about the nasopharyngeal carriage epidemiology of the pathogen in this vulnerable population.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) nasopharyngeal carriage prevalence, carriage determinants, and antimicrobial resistance among SCD adults in Ghana.