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High prevalence of ST121 in community-associated methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus lineages responsible for skin and soft tissue infections in Portuguese children.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Feb 2011
Conceição T, Aires-de-Sousa M, Pona N, Brito M J, Barradas C, Coelho R, Sardinha T, Sancho L, de Sousa G, Machado M do Céu, de Lencastre H
Abstract excerpt
In order to evaluate the incidence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Portugal, we analyzed a collection of 38 S. aureus isolates recovered from 30 children attending the pediatric emergency department of a central hospital in Lisbon due to skin and s...
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