Antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in suppurative lesions in Lacor Hospital, Uganda.

Background: Staphylococcus aureus, a mainly acquired hospital infection is responsible for many suppurative lesions and has demonstrated the ability of developing resistance to many antimicrobial agents leading to life threatening infections and long hospital stay.

Objective: To determined the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in suppurative lesions of the surgical ward and outpatients of Lacor Hospital (Uganda).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at St.