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Molecular picture of community- and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus circulating in a teaching hospital in Milan.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2010
Borghi Elisa, Cainarca Marinella, Sciota Rita, Biassoni Caterina, Morace Giulia
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The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has dramatically changed over the past 10 y with the emergence of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA). Recent studies have reported a frequent association of these strains with hospital outbreaks, and an incidence varying over time and by region. In order to evaluate the MRSA lineages circulating in our area of Italy, we performed a molecular...
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