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Prevalence and Trends of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia in Hospitalized Patients in South Africa, 2010 to 2012: Laboratory-Based Surveillance Mapping of Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Epidemiology.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Perovic Olga, Iyaloo Samantha, Kularatne Ranmini, Lowman Warren, Bosman Noma, Wadula Jeannette, Seetharam Sharona, Duse Adriano, Mbelle Nontombi, Bamford Colleen, Dawood Halima, Mahabeer Yesholata, Bhola Prathna, Abrahams Shareef, Singh-Moodley Ashika
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INTRODUCTION: We aimed to obtain an in-depth understanding on recent antimicrobial resistance trends and molecular epidemiology trends of S. aureus bacteraemia (SAB). METHODS: Thirteen academic centres in South Africa were included from June 2010 until July 2012. S. aureus susceptibility testing was performed on the MicroScan Walkaway. Real-time PCR using the LightCycler 480 II was done for mecA and nuc. SCCmec...
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