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Clonal dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients and the hospital environment

Author(s) -

Sara Javidnia,

Malihe Talebi,

Mahnaz Saifi,

Mohammad Katouli,

Abdolaziz Rastegar Lari,

Mohammad Reza Pourshafie

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.01.032

Subject(s) - pulsed field gel electrophoresis , staphylococcus aureus , ciprofloxacin , antibiotics , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , penicillin , tetracycline , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotic resistance , outbreak , meticillin , drug resistance , staphylococcal infections , medicine , virology , antibacterial agent , biology , micrococcaceae , genotype , bacteria , genetics , gene

Methicillin is the drug of choice to treat infections caused by resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. However, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is now becoming endemic in many hospitals worldwide and is the cause of nosocomial outbreaks.

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