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Molecular and epidemiological evaluation of strain replacement in patients previously harboring gentamicin-resistant MRSA.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2011
De Angelis Giulia, Francois Patrice, Lee Andie, Schrenzel Jacques, Renzi Gesuele, Girard Myriam, Pittet Didier, Harbarth Stephan
Abstract excerpt
Gentamicin-susceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (GS-MRSA) clones have gradually replaced gentamicin-resistant MRSA (GR-MRSA) clones in many European countries. We studied molecular and epidemiological aspects of MRSA strain replacement in individual patients. All patients from whom at least 2 MRSA strains showing different gentamicin susceptibility patterns were isolated between 1996 and 2008...
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