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High prevalence of spa types associated with the clonal lineage CC398 among tetracycline-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in a Spanish hospital.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2012
Lozano Carmen, Rezusta Antonio, Gómez Paula, Gómez-Sanz Elena, Báez Natalia, Martin-Saco Gloria, Zarazaga Myriam, Torres Carmen
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OBJECTIVES: The clonal lineages, resistance mechanisms and virulence traits of tetracycline-resistant (Tet(R)) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated in a Spanish hospital during 2009 and 2010 were investigated. METHODS: Fifty-two Tet(R) MRSA strains from unrelated patients were included in this study. Susceptibility to 26 antimicrobial agents was determined and 24 resistance genes...
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