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. 2006 Mar;50(3):1083-5.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.50.3.1083-1085.2006.

Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains resistant to multiple antibiotics and carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in an Algiers hospital

Nadjia Ramdani-Bouguessa  1 , Michèle Bes, Hélène Meugnier, Françoise Forey, Marie-Elisabeth Reverdy, Gerard Lina, François Vandenesch, Mohamed Tazir, Jerome Etienne
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Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains resistant to multiple antibiotics and carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in an Algiers hospital

Nadjia Ramdani-Bouguessa et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

Forty-five Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains were isolated in Algeria between 2003 and 2004; 18 isolates were isolated in the community and 27 in a hospital. Five PVL-positive hospital isolates were resistant to multiple antibiotics, including ofloxacin and gentamicin for three isolates.

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Dendrogram of Algerian H-MRSA and C-MRSA isolates with genetic characteristics such as ST, agr allele group, toxin gene profile (PVL and tst genes), mecA gene, SCCmec typing, and PFGE patterns. Fragment sizes (in kilobases) of reference strain NCTC8325 are indicated at the bottom. SM, size markers.
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