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Dissemination of epidemic ST239/ST241-t037-agrI-SCCmecIII methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Tunisian trauma burn intensive care unit.
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica - 2 Mar 2023
Raddaoui Anis, Chebbi Yosra, Bouchami Ons, Frigui Siwar, Messadi Amen Allah, Achour Wafa, Thabet Lamia
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen causing health care-infections in the world, especially in burns. The aim of this study was to assess the extent of dissemination of MRSA isolated from burn patients in Burn Intensive Care Unit in Tunisia and to evaluate the frequency of virulence and antibiotics resistance genes. Among the 72 S. aureus isolates analyzed in the study, 54%...
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