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SUBMITTER: Mairi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6784135 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mairi Assia A Touati Abdelaziz A Pantel Alix A Zenati Karima K Martinez Alex Yahiaoui AY Dunyach-Remy Catherine C Sotto Albert A Lavigne Jean-Philippe JP
Toxins 20190828 9
The diffusion of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA) is a health problem in Algeria. The objectives of the study were to investigate the global distribution of methicillin-susceptible <i>S. aureus</i> (MSSA) and MRSA isolates in different ecological niches in this country. In total, 2246 samples were collected from humans, livestock, wild animals, pets, food products and the aquatic environment, from 12 Algerian provinces. A total of 312 <i>S. ...[more]