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Characterisation of MRSA from Malta and the description of a Maltese epidemic MRSA strain.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Feb 2010
Scicluna E A, Shore A C, Thürmer A, Ehricht R, Slickers P, Borg M A, Coleman D C, Monecke S
Abstract excerpt
Malta has one of the highest prevalence rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Europe. However, only limited typing data are currently available. In order to address this situation, 45 MRSA isolates from the Mater Dei Hospital in Msida, Malta, were characterised using DNA microarrays. The most common strain was ST22-MRSA-IV (UK-EMRSA-15, 30 isolates). Sporadic strains included ST36-MRSA-II...
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