Molecular epidemiology of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Asia.

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In Asia, most reports on the epidemiology of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) are from developed countries, with few data from resource-limited countries, not because of low actual prevalence, but probably because of scarce diagnostic facilities. The rate of MRSA in all community-associated S. aureus infections in Asian countries ranges from 2·5% to 39%. Unlike the...

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