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Phenotypic prediction rule for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2007
Popovich Kyle, Hota Bala, Rice Thomas, Aroutcheva Alla, Weinstein Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have suggested that community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections are encroaching upon nosocomial settings. We assessed the performance characteristics of a rule using the antimicrobial phenotype to predict genotype. This rule could be applied for epidemiologic purposes to describe the trend in CA-MRSA infections over time.
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