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First report on the molecular epidemiology of Malaysian Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from a university teaching hospital

Sani NA , Sapri HF , Neoh HM 1 , Hussin S

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  • 1 Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI), UKM Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. hui-min@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
BMC Res Notes, 2014;7:597.
PMID: 25186825 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-597

Abstract

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a pathogen associated with nosocomial infections whose medical importance has increased due to progressively invasive medical procedures. In this study, we characterized the molecular epidemiology of S. epidermidis strains circulating in our university hospital situated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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