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Emergence of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of community origin in intensive care nurseries.
Pediatrics - 1 Nov 2008
Seybold Ulrich, Halvosa J Sue, White Nancy, Voris Victoria, Ray Susan M, Blumberg Henry M
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OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to define more clearly the impact of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones (eg, USA300 and USA400) on colonization and infection in infants in intensive care nurseries and potential modes of transmission of community-acquired methicillin-resistant S aureus clones. METHODS: Prospective surveillance for methicillin-resistant S aureus colonization...
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