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[Clinical features and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2013
Wu Xia, Wang Chuan-qing, Yan Xiu-feng, Wang Ai-min, He Lei-yan, Mi Zu-huang, Yu Hui
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OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in children. METHOD: A total of 37 MRSA strains were isolated from hospitalized patients in Children's Hospital of Fudan University from March 2009 to November 2011. The clinical characteristics were investigated by a cohort study. Furthermore, the mecA, Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL)...
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