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Prevalence and accessory gene regulator (agr) analysis of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus among methicillin-resistant isolates in Taiwan--SMART program, 2003.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Apr 2010
Ho C-M, Hsueh P-R, Liu C-Y, Lee S-Y, Chiueh T-S, Shyr J-M, Tsao S-M, Chuang Y-C, Yan J-J, Wang L-S, Wang J-H, Ho M-W, Tien N, Lu J-J
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The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nosocomial staphylococcal infections in Taiwan has exceeded 50% since 2000. However, little relevant data has been available concerning vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) and heteroresistant VISA (hVISA). We collected 1...
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