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Community-Associated Strains of Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococccus aureus</i>as the Cause of Healthcare-Associated Infection
25 Sept 2006
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OBJECTIVE: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from patients with community-associated infection have been described as strains genetically distinct from the strains isolated from patients with healthcare-associated infection. This study examines the hypothesis that community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) strains now cause serious infections in hospitalized patients. METHODS: Thirty-seven...
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