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Molecular Markers of Antimicrobial Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec IV Presenting Different Genetic Backgrounds.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Dec 2016
de Matos Pricilla Dias Moura, de Oliveira Tamara Lopes Rocha, Cavalcante Fernanda Sampaio, Ferreira Dennis Carvalho, Iorio Natália Lopes Pontes, Pereira Eliezer Menezes, Chamon Raiane Cardoso, Dos Santos Kátia Regina Netto
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carrying SCCmec type IV has emerged in hospitals worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate phenotypic and molecular characteristics of antimicrobial resistance in MRSA SCCmec IV isolates, presenting different genetic backgrounds, isolated from hospitals in Rio de Janeiro. The antimicrobial resistance of 128 S. aureus type IV isolates from 11 hospitals was...
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