Emergence of multidrug-resistant sequence type 45 strains among mecA-positive borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing bacteraemia in a medical centre in Taiwan.

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Clinical data related to bacteraemia caused by mecA-positive borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (BORSA) isolates [minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 0.5-4 mg/L] are limited. Patients aged ≥15 years with bacteraemia due to BORSA who were admitted to the emergency department of a Taiwanese tertiary hospital between January 2001 and December 2015 were evaluated. Clinical characteristics of...

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