Epidemiological and microbiological analysis of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a Japanese hospital.

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Reports of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections have recently increased in Japan; however, these studies contain limited information on their epidemiology. We performed a single-center study in the Tokyo Medical University Hospital located in Shinjuku, a central area of Tokyo, Japan. From 2,099 MRSA isolates obtained during July 2007 to March 2009, we selected...

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