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Clonal dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients and the hospital environment
25 Apr 2013
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BACKGROUND: Methicillin is the drug of choice to treat infections caused by resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. However, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is now becoming endemic in many hospitals worldwide and is the cause of nosocomial outbreaks. METHODS: To assess clonality and dissemination of MRSA strains in the hospitals of Tehran, a total of 60 MRSA strains were isolated from hospitalized...
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