Molecular typing and characterization of nasal carriage and community-onset infection methicillin-susceptible S<it>taphylococcus aureus</it> isolates in two Taiwan medical centers

Molecular typing and characterization of nasal carriage and community-onset infection methicillin-susceptible S<it>taphylococcus aureus</it> isolates in two Taiwan medical centers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Compared to methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> (MRSA), characteristics of nasal carriage and community-onset infection methicillin-susceptible <it>S. aureus</it> (MSSA) are less well known. N...

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Main Authors: Chen Feng-Jui, Siu Leung-Kei, Lin Jung-Chung, Wang Chen-Her, Lu Po-Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Nasal carriage
Community onset
Infection
MSSA
<it>Staphylococcus aureus</it>
Lineage
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Multi-locus sequence typing
<it>Spa</it> typing
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/343

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