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Antimicrobial resistance profiling and molecular typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a Malaysian teaching hospital.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Dec 2016
Noordin Ainihayati, Sapri Hassriana Fazzila, Mohamad Sani Nurul Azirah, Leong Shih Kei, Tan Xin-Ee, Tan Toh Leong, Mohamad Zin Noraziah, Neoh Hui-Min, Hussin Salasawati
Abstract excerpt
The annual prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Malaysia has been estimated to be 30 % to 40 % of all S. aureus infections. Nevertheless, data on the antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of Malaysian MRSAs remain few. In 2009, we collected 318 MRSA strains from various wards of our teaching hospital located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, and performed...
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