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Frequency of panton–valentine leukocidin gene among clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
1 Jan 2020
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Sir, Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterial pathogen of human beings. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) could be community acquired or health care acquired (CA-MRSA or HA-MRSA). CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA show different genetic, phenotypic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics.[1] The resistance is due to mutation in mecA gene, which is located in a region called the Staphylococcal cassette chromosome...
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