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A comparison of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus reveals no clinical and epidemiological but molecular differences.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Mar 2013
Jiménez J Natalia, Ocampo Ana M, Vanegas Johanna M, Rodriguez Erika A, Mediavilla José R, Chen Liang, Muskus Carlos E, Vélez Lázaro A, Rojas Carlos, Restrepo Andrea V, Garcés Carlos, Kreiswirth Barry N, Correa Margarita M
Abstract excerpt
Most studies on Staphylococcus aureus have focused on the molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections. In contrast, little information is available regarding the molecular epidemiology of currently circulating methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates in hospital settings, an epoch when the epidemiology of S. aureus has undergone significant changes. We conducted a...
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