Abstract: Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterial pathogen and the global cause of both community and hospital acquired infections, posing a serious threat of antimicrobial resistance. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a global health concern that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study was done to find out the molecular characterization of staphylococcus aureus. MRSA lineages and strains was identified using various typing methods, such....
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Antimicrobial resistance, SCCmec, Hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA), Community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), Molecular characterization
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