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Clonal lineages detected amongst tetracycline-resistant meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates of a Tunisian hospital, with detection of lineage ST398.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2015
Elhani Dalèle, Gharsa Haythem, Kalai Dhia, Lozano Carmen, Gómez Paula, Boutheina Jemli, Aouni Mahjoub, Barguellil Farouk, Torres Carmen, Ben Slama Karim
Abstract excerpt
Tetracycline resistance has been postulated as a potential phenotypic marker of livestock-associated lineage ST398 amongst meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates in some European hospitals. The objective of this study was to determine if this marker could also be applied to Maghrebian countries. In total, 99 MRSA isolates were collected in a Tunisian hospital during January...
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