spa diversity of methicillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in clinical strains from Malaysia: a high prevalence of invasive European spa-type t032

Background Staphylococcus aureus is one of the important pathogens causing nosocomial infection. spa typing allows identification of S. aureus clones in hospital isolates and is useful for epidemiological studies and nosocomial infection control. This study aims to investigate the spa types in Malay...

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Main Authors: Sherry Usun Jones, Kek Heng Chua, Ching Hoong Chew, Chew Chieng Yeo, Fatimah Haslina Abdullah, Norlela Othman, Boon Pin Kee, Suat Moi Puah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11195.pdf