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Antibiotic resistance, population structure and spread of Staphylococcus aureus in nursing homes in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Nov 2013
van der Donk C F M, Schols J M G A, Schneiders V, Grimm K-H, Stobberingh E E
Abstract excerpt
To determine the spread of Staphylococcus aureus within and between nursing home (NH) residents in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, a cross-border region of the Netherlands and Germany, we investigated the prevalence of antibiotic resistance, genetic background and population structure of both methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates. A total of 245 S. aureus isolates...
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