Investigation of toxin genes among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

Staphylococcus aureus is a persistent human pathogen responsible for a variety of infections ranging from soft-tissue infections to bacteremia. It produces a variety of virulence factors which are responsible for specific acute staphylococcal toxaemia syndromes. The objective of this study was to de...

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Main Authors: Lim, K.T., Hanifah, Y.A., Mohd Yusof, M.Y., Thong, Kwai Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2012
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/9990/1/Investigation_of_toxin_genes_among_MRSA_strains_isolated_from_a_tertiary_hospital_in_Malaysia.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/9990/
http://www.msptm.org/files/212_-_219_Thong_K_L.pdf
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
Language: English