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Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 genotype as a major cause of health care-associated blood stream infections.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Mar 2006
Seybold Ulrich, Kourbatova Ekaterina V, Johnson James G, Halvosa Sue J, Wang Yun F, King Mark D, Ray Susan M, Blumberg Henry M
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BACKGROUND: Whether community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) genotypes (e.g., USA300) are a major cause of bloodstream infections (BSIs) and health care-associated infections has been poorly defined. METHODS: Consecutive MRSA isolates recovered from patients with BSIs were prospectively collected at an urban public hospital. Molecular typing studies were performed. Prevalence and...
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