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Diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from residents of 26 nursing homes in Orange County, California.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2013
Hudson Lyndsey O, Reynolds Courtney, Spratt Brian G, Enright Mark C, Quan Victor, Kim Diane, Hannah Paul, Mikhail Lydia, Alexander Richard, Moore Douglas F, Godoy Daniel, Bishop Cynthia J, Huang Susan S
Abstract excerpt
Nursing homes represent a unique and important methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reservoir. Not only are strains imported from hospitals and the community, strains can be transported back into these settings from nursing homes. Since MRSA bacteria are prevalent in nursing homes a...
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