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Epidemiology of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones collected in France in 2006 and 2007.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2008
Dauwalder Olivier, Lina Gérard, Durand Géraldine, Bes Michèle, Meugnier Hélène, Jarlier Vincent, Coignard Bruno, Vandenesch François, Etienne Jerome, Laurent Frédéric
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We conducted a prospective multicenter study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates, including the first five consecutive clinical isolates, collected between September 2006 and February 2007 in 23 hospitals located throughout France (Fig. 1). The 111 isolates were tested for their antibiotic susceptibility patterns and were extensively characterized by screening for drug resistance and...
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