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Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among Taiwanese children in 2005 and 2006.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2007
Huang Yhu-Chering, Hwang Kao-Pin, Chen Po-Yen, Chen Chih-Jung, Lin Tzou-Yien
Abstract excerpt
From July 2005 to October 2006, a total of 3,046 children, of ages between 2 months and 5 years, presented for a well-child health care visit to one of three medical centers, which are located in the northern, central, and southern parts of Taiwan, and were surveyed for nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The overall prevalences of S. aureus and MRSA nasal carriage among the...
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