MRSA SPA-TYPE T032 OVERTAKES MRSA SPA-TYPE T037 AS THE PREDOMINANT CLONAL STRAIN: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM A MALAYSIAN TERTIARY HOSPITAL.
Intro: Community and hospital-acquired strains of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continue to pose a threat worldwide. Molecular epidemiological studies conducted worldwide continue to demonstrate shifts in predominantly circulating MRSA clones peculiar to their centres or countri...
Main Authors: | U. Salamah Faisal, M.N. Abdul Samat, N. Hui Min, N.A. Ahmad Zaidi, U.A. Zainulabid, S.A. Salleh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-08-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223005866 |
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