The molecular characterisation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from hospitals in Cape Town

Comprehensive molecular epidemiological data are prerequisite for establishing control over methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in the hospital setting; however, there is currently a paucity of molecular epidemiological data available on MRSA from South Africa. A molecular characterisation of one hundred MRSA isolates collected between January 2007 and December 2008 from patients in five hospitals in Cape Town was carried out in this study.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Medicine

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Jansen van Rensburg, Melissa Jane

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Elisha, B Gay

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11553

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11553