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SUBMITTER: Monecke S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3464608 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Monecke Stefan S Skakni Leila L Hasan Rami R Ruppelt Antje A Ghazal Sameeh S SS Hakawi Ahmed A Slickers Peter P Ehricht Ralf R
BMC microbiology 20120723
<h4>Background</h4>Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is spreading worldwide and poses a serious public health problem, being present in hospital settings and communities. However, from the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula few molecular typing data on MRSA strains are currently available. In order to obtain data on the population structure of MRSA in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 107 clinical and environmental MRSA isolates were genotyped using a microarray-based assay.<h4>Results</ ...[more]