Population structure of Staphylococcus aureus from Trinidad & Tobago.

It has been shown previously that high rates of methicillin- and mupirocin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus exist in the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as a high prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive S. aureus. Beyond these studies, limited typing data have been publis...

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Main Authors: Stefan Monecke, Bettina Stieber, Rashida Roberts, Patrick Eberechi Akpaka, Peter Slickers, Ralf Ehricht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3929661?pdf=render