Genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained in the Northeast region of Brazil
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major agent of hospital infections worldwide. In Brazil, a multiresistant MRSA lineage (ST239-SCCmecIIIA), the so-called Brazilian epidemic clone (BEC), has predominated in all regions. However, an increase in nosocomial infections caused by no...
Main Authors: | F.C. de Sousa-Junior, M.C. Silva-Carvalho, M.J.B.C. Fernandes, M.F.P. Vieira, F.L.P.C. Pellegrino, A.M.S. Figueiredo, M.C.N. de Melo, E.P. Milan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2009-10-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001000002 |
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