The dissemination of ST80-SCCmec-IV community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone in Kuwait hospitals
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- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
- Vol. 9 (1) , 31
Abstract
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is a global healthcare problem. The purpose of this study was to characterize CA-MRSA clones and their distribution in Kuwait hospitals.Keywords
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