Whole-Genome Sequencing for the Investigation of a Hospital Outbreak of MRSA in China.

Staphylococcus aureus is a globally disseminated drug-resistant bacterial species. It remains a leading cause of hospital-acquired infection, primarily among immunocompromised patients. In 2012, the Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University experienced a putative outbreak of methicilli...

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Main Authors: Zhenzhen Kong, Peipei Zhao, Haibing Liu, Xiang Yu, Yanyan Qin, Zhaoliang Su, Shengjun Wang, Huaxi Xu, Jianguo Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4780730?pdf=render