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Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec in MRSA, Taiwan

To determine the predominant staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) mec element in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, we typed 190 isolates from a hospital in Taiwan. We found a shift from type IV to type III SCCmec element during 1992–2003, perhaps caused by selective pressure from indi...

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Autores principales: Wang, Jann-Tay, Fang, Chi-Tai, Chen, Yee-Chun, Wu, Chia-Ling, Chen, Mei-Ling, Chang, Shan-Chwen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17552111
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1303.060247