Most common staphylococcal phage strain causing hospital infection
Correct Answer: 80/81
Description: Option 1 Phage typing - Method used for detecting single strains of bacteria. Trace the source of outbreaks of infections. Identify different strains of bacteria within a single species. National reference center for phage typing - MAMC New Delhi. Phage type 80/81 (epidemic strains) Cause hospital infections throughout the world Possess PVL (Panton-Valentine leucocidin) Penicillin-resistant. Option 2, 3, 4 No associated with hospital infections.
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