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[Prevalence and genotypic characterization of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated in a Mexican regional hospital].
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 1 Feb 2020
Martínez-Medina Rosa M, Montalvo-Sandoval Fernando D, Magaña-Aquino Martín, Terán-Figueroa Yolanda, Pérez-Urizar José T
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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus is one of most prevalent pathogens in the world associated with a high mortality rate and a rapid development of resistance to antibiotics. Despite its pathogenicity, epidemiological monitoring in Mexico is scarce. AIM: To analyze the local molecular epidemiology and determine the clonal origin of methicillin-resistant (MR) strains isolated from patients admitted to Hospital "Dr....
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