Molecular study on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from dogs and associated personnel in Jordan

Objective: To determine the prevalence, genetic relatedness, and pattern of antimicrobial susceptibility in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) (MRSA) isolated from household dogs, farm dogs, and stray dogs, compared to isolates from their associated personnel. Methods: MRSA was...

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Main Authors: Yaser Hamadeh Tarazi, Ahmed Mahmoud Almajali, Mustafa Mohammad Kheer Ababneh, Humam Shawket Ahmed, Adnan Saleem Jaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-11-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115001793