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Population dynamics of nasal strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus--and their relation to community-associated disease activity.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2005
Pan Erica S, Diep Binh An, Charlebois Edwin D, Auerswald Colette, Carleton Heather A, Sensabaugh George F, Perdreau-Remington Françoise
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BACKGROUND: Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) plays a key role in the epidemiology and pathogenesis of disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics and dynamics of nasal strains of MRSA, as well as their relation to community-associated disease activity. METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional survey and molecular epidemiologic analysis of nasal...
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