Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mecA and Concomitant Panton-valentine Leukocidine in Clinical Isolates of Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Background: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) remains, to date, one of the major causes of both Healthcare Associated (HA) and Community Associated (CA) infections. S. aureus causes a variety of infections, ranging from Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTI) to life threatening endocarditis. Healthc...

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Main Authors: Savita V. Jadhav, Deepali S. Desai, Shahzad Beg Mirza, Anjali D. Apte-Deshpande, Sumedh Deshpande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University
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Online Access:https://www.jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol10no2/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%2010,%20No.%202,%20April-June%202021%20Page%2085-99.pdf