Dissemination and Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Xiamen City, China

Staphylococcus aureus is a global epidemic pathogen that causes heavy disease burden. The aim of this study was to determine which globally known S. aureus lineages are currently present in a hospital of Xiamen. Therefore, the 426 S. aureus strains were detected by Melting Curve Analysis (MCA) and g...

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Main Authors: Yiwen Yu, Yihui Yao, Qinyun Weng, Jingyi Li, Jianwei Huang, Yiqun Liao, Fu Zhu, Qifeng Zhao, Xu Shen, Jianjun Niu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1367179