Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a Brazilian university hospital
The aim of this study was to perform SCCmec typing in Staphylococcus aureus isolates and to characterize the clonal profile of these isolates. Forty-six mecA gene-positive strains isolated between 2002 and 2006 were submitted to antimicrobial resistance testing by the E-test, SCCmec typing by multip...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867013002870 |