First report of mecC gene in clinical methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) from tertiary care hospital Islamabad, Pakistan

Background: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the leading causes of community and hospital acquired infections globally. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence, study the carriage of antibiotic resistance genes and evaluate the molecular typing of S. aureus isolates from a...

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Main Authors: Amir Afzal Khan, Asad Ali, Nagendran Tharmalingam, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Rabaab Zahra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120304834