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Molecular surveillance of clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in neonatal intensive care units.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Feb 2005
Huang Yhu-Chering, Su Lin-Hui, Wu Tsu-Lan, Lin Tzou-Yien
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become an important nosocomial pathogen in our neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and accounts for almost all S. aureus clinical isolates. The objective of this study was to assess the relatedness of these MRSA strains. DESIGN: MRSA clinical isolates were collected from infants hospitalized in our NICUs. Pulsed-field gel...
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