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Molecular pattern and antimicrobial susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan.
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 1 Jun 2006
Tai Pei Wen, Huang Cheng Hua, Lin Qin Dong, Huang Yang Yang
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection has progressively increased worldwide. Knowledge of the specific epidemiological pattern of isolates at individual hospitals is important. METHODS: MRSA bacteremia was diagnosed in a total of 68 patients from January 2002 through December 2003, stratified for drug susceptibility and molecular pattern (staphylococcal cassette...
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