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
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 Malay...
Main Authors: | Sit, P.S., Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju, Idris, N., Sam, I.C., Omar, S.F.S., Sulaiman, H., Thong, Kwai Lin, Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Ponnampalavanar, S. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017
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Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/18385/2/Prevalence_of_methicillin-resistant.pdf |
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