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A Population‐Based Study of the Incidence and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin‐Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Disease in San Francisco, 2004–2005
23 Apr 2008
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BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have become a major public health problem in both the community and hospitals. Few studies have characterized the incidence and clonal composition of disease-causing strains in an entire population. Our objective was to perform a population-based survey of the clinical and molecular epidemiology of MRSA disease in San Francisco, California....
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