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Molecular mechanisms of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain) - 1 Sept 1997
Domínguez M A, Liñares J, Martín R
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains are among the most common nosocomial pathogens. The most significant mechanism of resistance to methicillin in this-species is the acquisition of a genetic determinant (mecA gene). However, resistance seems to have a more complex molecula...
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