Prevalence and molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus from human stool samples

Abstract Background To determine the prevalence of intestinal S. aureus colonization of patients at a large teaching hospital and determine the molecular characteristics of the identified strains. The second objective of this research was to determine risk factors associated with S. aureus intestina...

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Main Authors: A. E. Kates, D. Thapaliya, T. C. Smith, M. L. Chorazy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0331-3