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Global epidemiology of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).
Current opinion in microbiology - 1 Oct 2012
Mediavilla José R, Chen Liang, Mathema Barun, Kreiswirth Barry N
Abstract excerpt
During the 1990s, various reports of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections appeared in the literature, caused by novel strains genetically distinct from traditional healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). Numerous lineages of CA-MRSA have since emerged on every continent, several of which have spread internationally, most notably USA300. CA-MRSA strains are...
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