Toxin gene profiling of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolated from a Malaysian teaching hospital

Entero- and exfoliative toxin gene profiling of 237 methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) were carried out via PCR amplification. Among the tested toxin genes, sei was found to be the most prevalent (54.9%).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Neoh, Hui-min, Saberi Saimun, Hassriana Fazilla Sapri, Salasawati Hussin, Rahman Jamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13244/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13244/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13244/1/22-96-2-PB.pdf
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Summary:Entero- and exfoliative toxin gene profiling of 237 methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) were carried out via PCR amplification. Among the tested toxin genes, sei was found to be the most prevalent (54.9%).