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Phenotypic and genetic characteristics of fluoroquinolone- and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica (English ed.) - 1 Jan 2000
Moreno-Flores Antonio, Potel-Alvarellos Carmen, Otero-Fernández Susana, Álvarez-Fernández Maximiliano
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INTRODUCTION: Fluoroquinolone resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has increased in recent years. The objective of this study was to characterise two MRSA populations, one susceptible to fluoroquinolones and other resistant identifying the clonal types and the differential characteristics of both MRSA populations. METHODS: Molecular typing using PFGE, MLST, spa and SSCmec was performed...
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