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Clonal complexes and virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus from several cities in India.
BMC microbiology - 1 May 2012
Shambat Srikanth, Nadig Savitha, Prabhakara Sushma, Bes Michele, Etienne Jerome, Arakere Gayathri
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BACKGROUND: Diseases from Staphylococcus aureus are a major problem in Indian hospitals and recent studies point to infiltration of community associated methicillin resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) into hospitals. Although CA-MRSA are genetically different from nosocomial MRSA, the distinction between the two groups is blurring as CA-MRSA are showing multidrug resistance and are endemic in many hospitals. Our survey...
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