Comparison of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in 2003 and 2008 with an emergence of multidrug resistant ST22: SCCmec IV clone in a tertiary hospital, Malaysia

Lim KT; Hanifah YA; Mohd Yusof MY; Ito T; Thong KL

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2013.02.001

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Comparison of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in 2003 and 2008 with an emergence of multidrug resistant ST22: SCCmec IV clone in a tertiary hospital, Malaysia

Lim KT ¹ , Hanifah YA , Mohd Yusof MY , Ito T , Thong KL

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¹ Microbiology Division, Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

J Microbiol Immunol Infect, 2013 Jun;46(3):224-33.

PMID: 23523045 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.02.001

Abstract

Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continue to be a problem for clinicians worldwide. The objective of this study was to determine the changes in antibiograms of MRSA and their genotypic characteristics.

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