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Can MLVA Differentiate among Endemic-Like MRSA Isolates with Identical Spa-Type in a Low-Prevalence Region?

The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Norway is low, but an endemic-like MRSA clone with Staphylococcal protein A (spa)-type t304 has been established especially in nursing homes in the Oslo region causing several large outbreaks. The challenge was that spa-typing a...

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Autores principales: Blomfeldt, Anita, Hasan, Abdullahi Abdi, Aamot, Hege Vangstein
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4747572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26859765
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148772