Article
Genome content determination in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Future microbiology - 1 Apr 2007
Francois Patrice, Hernandez David, Schrenzel Jacques
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen responsible for both nosocomial and community-acquired infections. While the first S. aureus isolates displaying resistance to methicillin were reported in the early 1960s, endemic strains of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) carrying multiple resistance determinants only became a worldwide nosocomial problem in the early 1980s, carrying a threefold attributable cost...
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