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Nationwide surveillance study of vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Korean hospitals from 2001 to 2006.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Mar 2010
Chung Gyungtae, Cha Jeongok, Han Sunyoung, Jang Heesun, Lee Kyeongmin, Yoo Jaeil, Yoo Jeongsik, Kim Hongbin, Eun Soohoon, Kim Bongsu, Park Ok, Lee Yeong seon
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We investigated the prevalence and the molecular characteristics of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from clinical samples at tertiary or general hospitals participating in a nationwide surveillance program for VISA and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) in Korea during an 8-week period in each year from...
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