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Genetic basis of rifampicin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus suggests clonal expansion in hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa.

BMC microbiology - 26 Mar 2012

Jansen van Rensburg Melissa J, Whitelaw Andrew C, Elisha Brenda G

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BACKGROUND: Since 2001, several studies have reported high rifampicin resistance rates (45 - 100%) among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from South Africa. The authors previously characterised 100 MRSA isolates from hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa; forty-five percent of these isolates were rifampicin-resistant. The majority (44/45) corresponded to ST612-MRSA-IV, which is prevalent...

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PMID: 22448673
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-46
PMCID: PMC3364154

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