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Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Laboratory Environment
Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are widely distributed in the world and pose a major public health problem. It is one of the important organisms that are implicated in hospital acquired infections. These pathogens are responsible for morbidity and mortality especially in immunocompromised patients. In many, the organism is present as normal flora in healthy individuals. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of S. aureus and …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 39–44 Read article