Characterisation of antibiotic resistance, virulence, clonality and mortality in MRSA and MSSA bloodstream infections at a tertiary-level hospital in Hungary: a 6-year retrospective study

• Main Authors: Andrea Horváth (Author), Orsolya Dobay (Author), Judit Sahin-Tóth (Author), Emese Juhász (Author), Júlia Pongrácz (Author), Miklós Iván (Author), Enikő Fazakas (Author), Katalin Kristóf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (BSI) cause significant morbidity and mortality due to the frequent antibiotic resistance, toxin and adhesin production of the bacterium. These characteristics differ significantly in methicillin resistant (MRSA) and methicillin sensit...