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Emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 genotype as a major cause of late-onset nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care patients in the USA.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jun 2013
Pasquale Timothy R, Jabrocki Bonnie, Salstrom Sara-Jane, Wiemken Timothy L, Peyrani Paula, Haque Nadia Z, Scerpella Ernesto G, Ford Kimbal D, Zervos Marcus J, Ramirez Julio A, File Thomas M
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OBJECTIVE: To compare demographic and clinical characteristics, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain characteristics, in patients with early-onset (EO) and late-onset (LO) MRSA nosocomial pneumonia. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of data from a multicenter observational study of nosocomial pneumonia patients admitted between November 2008 and July 2010. Laboratory analyses...
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