Community prevalence of methicillin and vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in and around Bangalore, southern India
INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcus aureus is a known colonizer in humans and has been implicated in community acquired soft tissue infections. However emergence of methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has aroused great concern worldwide. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of MRSA in the commun...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2011-06-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000300009&lng=en&tlng=en |