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Increasing role of Staphylococcus aureus and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States: a 10-year trend of replacement and expansion.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2011
Mera Robertino M, Suaya Jose A, Amrine-Madsen Heather, Hogea Cosmina S, Miller Linda A, Lu Emily P, Sahm Daniel F, O'Hara Patrick, Acosta Camilo J
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BACKGROUND: There is the need to properly characterize the temporal trend of U.S. Staphylococcus aureus infections, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and community-acquired (CA) MRSA in inpatient and outpatient settings. METHODS: The study used the Surveillance Network(®) surveillance database (Eurofins Medinet) and the National Hospitalization Discharge Survey for the period 1998-2007. CA-MRSA...
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