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MRSA carriage in a tertiary governmental hospital in Thailand: emphasis on prevalence and molecular epidemiology.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Aug 2010
Jariyasethpong T, Tribuddharat C, Dejsirilert S, Kerdsin A, Tishyadhigama P, Rahule S, Sawanpanyalert P, Yosapol P, Aswapokee N
Abstract excerpt
We investigated prevalence and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a case-control study performed in a 900-bed tertiary governmental healthcare facility in Bangkok, Thailand. Multivariate unconditional logistic regression was used to identify risk profiles for MRSA carriage. Phage typing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), polymorphisms of the coa and spa genes,...
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