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Epidemiological and genetic characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from the ear discharge of outpatients with chronic otitis media.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Oct 2008
Yang Jin Ah, Kim Jeong Yeon, Yoon Young Kyung, Kim Sungbum, Park Dae Won, Sohn Jang Wook, Sim Hee Sun, Kim Min Ja
Abstract excerpt
The origin of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains from otolaryngology outpatients has not been evaluated yet in Korea. We analyzed epidemiologic and genetic characteristics of MRSA isolates from the ear discharge of 64 outpatients with chronic otitis media in a Korean University Hospital during 2004. MRSA strains were grouped as either from the initial visit (n=33) or the follow-up visit...
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