Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusStrains Causing Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease in Neonatal and Perinatal Wards

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Neonatal toxic shock syndrome-like exanthematous disease (NTED) is a new neonatal disease caused by toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1). We conducted a prospective surveillance study and characterized the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from patients with NTED and compared them with the strains from patients with other MRSA infections and asymptomatic carriers. The study was...

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