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Molecular typing and characterization of nasal carriage and community-onset infection methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates in two Taiwan medical centers.
BMC infectious diseases - 10 Dec 2012
Chen Feng-Jui, Siu Leung-Kei Kristopher, Lin Jung-Chung, Wang Chen-Her, Lu Po-Liang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Compared to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), characteristics of nasal carriage and community-onset infection methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) are less well known. No characteristics of MSSA in Taiwan have been reported previously. METHODS: We analyzed 100 nasal carriage and 34 community-onset infection MSSA isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), spa typing,...
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