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Hospital transmission of borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus evaluated by whole-genome sequencing.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jul 2021
Konstantinovski Maria M, Veldkamp Karin Ellen, Lavrijsen Adriana P M, Bosch Thijs, Kraakman Margriet E M, Nooij Sam, Claas Eric C J, Gooskens Jairo
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Introduction. Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of hospital infections worldwide. Awareness towards methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections is high but attention towards borderline oxacillin-resistant S. aureus (BORSA) is limited, possibly due to an underestimated clinical relevance, presumption of low incidence and diagnostic limitations.Gap statement. BORSA surveillance has not been routinely...
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