Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and the molecular characteristics of MRSA bacteraemia over a two-year period in a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and the molecular characteristics of MRSA bacteraemia over a two-year period in a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia

Abstract Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an established pathogen that causes hospital- and community-acquired infections worldwide. The prevalence rate of MRSA infections were reported to be the highest in Asia. As there is limited epidemiological study being done in...

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Egile Nagusiak: Pik San Sit, Cindy Shuan Ju Teh, Nuryana Idris, I-Ching Sam, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Helmi Sulaiman, Kwai Lin Thong, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Sasheela Ponnampalavanar
Formatua: Artikulua
Hizkuntza:English
Argitaratua: BMC 2017-04-01
Saila:BMC Infectious Diseases
Gaiak:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
SCCmec types
MLST
PFGE
MRSA Bacteraemia
Sarrera elektronikoa:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2384-y

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