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Characterization of the clonal profile of MRSA isolated in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units of a University Hospital.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 7 Nov 2014
Pereira Valéria Cataneli, Riboli Danilo Flávio Moraes, da Cunha Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza
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BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are important pathogens in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, which can cause severe infections in hospitalized children. Detection of the mecA gene and classification of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) permit the characterization of MRSA strains isolated from infections caused by these microorganisms. In contrast,...
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