Genetic and phenotypic study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients and health care workers in Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt

Background and Objectives: Staphylococcus aureus is common pathogen that is associated with many hospital acquired infections. The virulence of S. aureus is identified with resistance to antibiotics especially to methicillin. Therefore the aims of the present study were to detect the carrier rates...

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Main Authors: Walaa Othman Elshabrawy, Maysaa Elsayed Zaki, Mohamed Farag Kamel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/1151