The molecular characterisation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from hospitals in Cape Town
Master Thesis
2011
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Comprehensive molecular epidemiological data are prerequisite for establishing control over methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in the hospital setting; however, there is currently a paucity of molecular epidemiological data available on MRSA from South Africa. A molecular characterisation of one hundred MRSA isolates collected between January 2007 and December 2008 from patients in five hospitals in Cape Town was carried out in this study.
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Jansen van Rensburg, M. 2011. The molecular characterisation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from hospitals in Cape Town. University of Cape Town.