Evaluation of biofilm production and prevalence of the<i>icaD</i>gene in methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>strains isolated from patients with nosocomial infections and carriers

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Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most important etiological agents responsible for healthcare-associated infections and is capable of producing many virulence factors including biofilm. The aim of the present study was to analyze the correlation between the presence of the icaD and icaA genes and the ability to produce biofilm in vitro in 302 methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and 268 methicillin-sensitive S. aureus...

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