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A portrait of Staphylococcus aureus from the other side of the Mediterranean Sea: molecular characteristics of isolates from Western Algeria.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 May 2009
Bekkhoucha S N, Cady A, Gautier P, Itim F, Donnio P-Y
Abstract excerpt
Algerian hospitals have experienced a dramatic increase in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence in recent years. To investigate this phenomenon, we have determined molecular characteristics of 61 methicillin-resistant or -susceptible strains isolated between 2003 and 2007 in Oran Hospital. Susceptible isolates were related to diverse genetic backgrounds, of which clone with sequence type...
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