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The high diversity of MRSA clones detected in a university hospital in istanbul.
International journal of medical sciences - 1 Jan 2013
Oksuz Lutfiye, Dupieux Celine, Tristan Anne, Bes Michele, Etienne Jerome, Gurler Nezahat
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BACKGROUND: To characterize the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones present in Istanbul, 102 MRSA isolates collected during a 5-year period at the Istanbul Medical Faculty Hospital were characterized using microarray analysis and phenotypic resistance profiles. METHODS: Resistance to methicillin was detected with a cefoxitin disk diffusion assay and confirmed with a MRSA-agar and MRSA...
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