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Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, microbiology and clinical impact in East Yorkshire, UK.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Aug 2009
Elston J W T, Meigh J, Kearns A M, Jordan-Owers N, Newton A, Meigh R E, Barlow G
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is increasing worldwide. Whilst CA-MRSA has been reported in the UK, there is little information concerning its clinical impact. Here we report three epidemic lineages of CA-MRSA occurring in East Yorkshire and describe their epidemiology, microbiology and clinical impact. Although CA-MRSA was most often associated with...
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