Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Characteristics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Child Patients of High-Risk Wards in Shenzhen, China.

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains are responsible for high rates of mortality and thus pose a substantial burden to public health worldwide. Here, we investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular characteristics of MRSA isolated from child patients at Shenzhen Children's Hospital. We characterized 140 MRSA strains through antimicrobial susceptibility testing. We further...

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