Dominance of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones in a maternity hospital.

Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major pathogen causing healthcare- and community- acquired infections. The purpose of this study was to characterize MRSA isolated at the Maternity Hospital between 2006 and 2011 for their genetic relatedness.The MRSA isolates were investigate...

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Main Authors: Edet E Udo, Noura Al-Sweih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5480892?pdf=render