Molecular characterization of resistance to Rifampicin in an emerging hospital-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone ST228, Spain
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Methicillin-resistant <it>S. aureus </it>(MRSA) has been endemic in Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, since 1990. During the 1990-95 period the Iberian clone (ST-247; SCC<it>mec</it>-I) was domina...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-03-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/68 |