Spa diversity and genetic characterization of t127 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary Greek hospital

CONCLUSIONS: Various spa types were identified and together with the information about the time between hospital admission and sampling supports polyclonal MRSA spread in the hospital excluding a nosocomial infection. WGS provides a more detailed analysis distinguishing even the isolates belonging to the same spa type.PMID:36037046 | DOI:10.1556/030.2022.01825

Source: Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica - August 29, 2022 Category: Microbiology Authors: Katerina Tsergouli Theodoros Karampatakis Konstantina Kontopoulou Styliani Pappa Parthena Kampouridou Georgia Kallasidou Katerina Tsioka Sophia Zotou Εleftheria-Eugenia Farmaki Charalampos Kotzamanidis Anna Papa Source Type: research