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Molecular Epidemiological Characterization of Methicillin-Susceptible and -Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Bangladesh.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Mar 2019
Haque Nazia, Aung Meiji Soe, Paul Shyamal Kumar, Bari Md Shafikul, Ahmed Salma, Sarkar Santana Rani, Roy Sangjukta, Nasreen Syeda Anjuman, Mahmud Muhammad Chand, Hossain Muhammad Akram, Urushibara Noriko, Kawaguchiya Mitsuyo, Sumi Ayako, Kobayashi Nobumichi
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Genetic background and molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus collected from patients with skin and soft tissue infections were studied in the North-Central region of Bangladesh from 2015 to 2016. Among 430 clinical isolates, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) accounted for 31% having SCCmec type IV (73%) and V (14%), and belonged mostly to coagulase (coa) genotypes IIa, IIIa, IVb, and XIa, while...
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