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Derivatives of a vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain isolated at Hershey Medical Center.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2004
Bozdogan Bülent, Ednie Lois, Credito Kim, Kosowska Klaudia, Appelbaum Peter C
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Antimicrobial susceptibilities and genetic relatedness of the vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain (VRSA) isolated at Hershey, Pa. (VRSA Hershey), and its vancomycin-susceptible and high-level-resistant derivatives were studied and compared to 32 methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains (MRSA) isolated from patients and medical staff in contact with the VRSA patient. Derivatives of VRSA were obtained...
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