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The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus ST8-USA300 among French pediatric inpatients is rising.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 May 2015
van der Mee-Marquet N, Poisson D-M, Lavigne J-P, Francia T, Tristan A, Vandenesch F, Quentin R, Bertrand X
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) formerly colonized and infected only inpatients in hospitals, but have been reported in community settings worldwide over the last 20 years. In France, the prevalence of such MRSA remains low and outbreaks have, until now, been mainly due to the ST80 clone. However, there were two outbreaks of MRSA clone ST-USA300 recently in France, including one involving...
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