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MRSA virulence and spread
3 Jul 2012
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most frequent causes of hospital- and community-associated infections. Resistance to the entire class of β-lactam antibiotics, such as methicillin and penicillin, makes MRSA infections difficult to treat. Hospital-associated MRSA strains are often multi-drug-resistant, leaving only lower efficiency drugs such as vancomycin as treatments options....
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