Detection of chromosomal cassette in MRSA Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in a University Hospital in Maracaibo City

• Main Authors: Sonia Coromoto Romero-Añez (Author), Maribel Josefina Castellano-González (Author), Armindo José Perozo Mena (Author), Gresleida Coromoto Rincón-Villalobos (Author), Diana Patricia Zabala-Romero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an important nosocomial and community pathogen. The genetic determinant of resistance is the mecA gene. 11 types of SCCmec have been described, with types II, III frequently found in hospital infections, and types IV and V in community infections. The p...