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Spa diversity and genetic characterization of t127 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary Greek hospital.

Katerina TsergouliTheodoros KarampatakisKonstantina KontopoulouStyliani PappaParthena KampouridouGeorgia KallasidouKaterina TsiokaSophia ZotouΕleftheria-Eugenia FarmakiCharalampos KotzamanidisAnna Papa
Published in: Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica (2022)
Various spa types were identified and together with the information about the time between hospital admission and sampling supports polyclonal MRSA spread in the hospital excluding a nosocomial infection. WGS provides a more detailed analysis distinguishing even the isolates belonging to the same spa type.
Keyphrases
  • methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
  • staphylococcus aureus
  • healthcare
  • acute care
  • emergency department
  • adverse drug