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Emergence of a Predominant Clone of Community-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Among Children in Houston, Texas
1 Mar 2005
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BACKGROUND: Community-acquired (CA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among children are increasing in the United States. At Texas Children's Hospital (TCH), surveillance has been in place since August 2001. The objectives of this study were to describe the distribution of CA S. aureus among patients at TCH and to study genomic relationships of isolates collected between August 2001...
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