Analysis of the genetic diversity of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Análise da diversidade genética do Staphylococcus aureus resistente à vancomicina
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MRCoNS) are among the most frequent causes of hospital infections worldwide, thus justifying the increasing use of vancomycin. In this study, we evaluated the presence of glycopeptide-resis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2005-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822005000200006 |