Complete substitution of the Brazilian endemic clone by other methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineages in two public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of bloodstream infections. Therefore, the main purpose of this work was to characterize a collection of 139 S. aureus isolates from bloodstream infections in two public hospitals in relation to their antimicrobial susceptibility profile, staphylococcal cas...

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Main Authors: Raiane Cardoso Chamon, Sthefanie da Silva Ribeiro, Thaina Miranda da Costa, Simone Aranha Nouér, Katia Regina Netto dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701630513X