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Clinical features and genotyping analysis of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Taiwanese children.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jan 2005
Chen Chih-Jung, Huang Yhu-Chering, Chiu Cheng-Hsun, Su Lin-Hui, Lin Tzou-Yien
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection in children without health care-associated risk factors has emerged. To evaluate the clinical features and genotyping analysis of CA-MRSA in children in Taiwan, we conducted this study. METHODS: Between July 2000 and June 2001, 198 episodes of S. aureus infection were identified in 191 children hospitalized at...
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