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Prospective surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) using spa typing to identify MRSA transmission in a tertiary care setting.
Tropical biomedicine - 1 Jun 2026
Amelia S, Santosaningsih D, Kusumawati R L, Hamid R Z, Zulham, Eyanoer P C, Rozi M F, Syamira N A
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The spa gene of Staphylococcus aureus encodes protein A, a key virulence factor contributing to molecular typing. spa typing provides valuable information encoding diversity and transmission, particularly for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), which remains a major public health concern. A one-year prospective surveillance study was conducted involving S. aureus bacteremia (SAB) patients admitted to Haji...
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