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Typification of the staphylococcal chromosome cassette of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the state of Aragua, Venezuela.
Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica - 1 Jan 2000
Bastidas Betsi, Méndez María V, Vásquez Ysvette, Requena Dayana
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OBJECTIVE: Typify the SCCmec cassette in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus in clinical isolates from health centers in the State of Aragua-Venezuela and compare the presence of SCCmec genotypes among the state health centers and according to the type of infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 81 MRSA strains from four health centers of the Aragua-Venezuela State were studied. Methicillin resistance...
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