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Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Panton-valentine leukocidin positive staphylococcus aureus clones disseminating in Tunisian hospitals and in the community.
BMC microbiology - 7 Jan 2013
Mariem Ben Jomàa-Jemili, Ito Teruyo, Zhang Meng, Jin Jingxun, Li Shanshuang, Ilhem Boutiba-Ben Boubaker, Adnan Hammami, Han Xiao, Hiramatsu Keiichi
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BACKGROUND: The spread of MRSA strains at hospitals as well as in the community are of great concern worldwide. We characterized the MRSA clones isolated at Tunisian hospitals and in the community by comparing them to those isolated in other countries. RESULTS: We characterized 69 MRSA strains isolated from two Tunisian university hospitals between the years 2004-2008. Twenty-two of 28 (79%) community-associated...
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