Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in human milk

We collected and analyzed 500 samples of human milk, from five Brazilian cities (100 from each) to detect methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) producing enterotoxins. We found 57 strains of MRSA, and the mecA gene, responsible for resistance, was detected in all of them usin...

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Main Authors: FR Novak, JAG Almeida, MB Warnken, BT Ferreira-Carvalho, AN Hagler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2000-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000100003

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