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Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates in urban Detroit.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2008
Chua Thea, Moore Carol L, Perri Mary B, Donabedian Susan M, Masch William, Vager Dora, Davis Susan L, Lulek Kaitlin, Zimnicki Benjamin, Zervos Marcus J
Abstract excerpt
To gain a better understanding of epidemiology of resistance in Staphylococcus aureus, we describe the molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates in urban Detroit. Bloodstream isolates from July 2005 to February 2007 were characterized. Two hundred ten bloodstream isolates from 201 patients were evaluated. Patient characteristics were as follows: median age, 54...
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