SmaI restriction site-based multiplex PCR for typing of hospital- and community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus.

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important nosocomial pathogen, and morbidity and mortality rates associated with this pathogen have increased markedly in recent years. MRSA strains are generally resistant to several classes of antibiotics and are therefore difficult and costly to treat. A major issue is to identify the sources of MRSA infections and to monitor their epidemic spread. In...

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