Shifts in the Clonal Distribution of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Kuwait Hospitals: 1992-2010

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Abstract

The study revealed that the MRSA isolates belonged to diverse clones that changed in numbers and diversity overtime. Although ST239-MRSA-III, a healthcare-associated clone remained the dominant MRSA clone overtime, the newly emerged clones consisted mostly of community-associated.

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Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 11, Issue 9, pp. e0162744-e0162744

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162744

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