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Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in children in Cambodia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Feb 2011
Nickerson Emma K, Wuthiekanun Vanaporn, Kumar Varun, Amornchai Premjit, Wongdeethai Nattavut, Chheng Kheng, Chantratita Narisara, Putchhat Hor, Thaipadungpanit Janjira, Day Nicholas P, Peacock Sharon J
Abstract excerpt
We previously described the first reported isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (a case series of pediatric community-associated MRSA infections) in Cambodia. We define the rate of pediatric MRSA carriage in the same population and characterize the associated bacterial genotypes by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing. A prospective cohort study of MRSA...
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