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Molecular analysis of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from different types of infections from patients hospitalized in 12 regional, non-teaching hospitals in southern Poland.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Mar 2017
Chmielarczyk A, Pomorska-Wesołowska M, Szczypta A, Romaniszyn D, Pobiega M, Wójkowska-Mach J
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BACKGROUND: Accumulated data indicate that meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are associated with a worse prognosis than methicillin-susceptible S. aureus infections. AIM: To assess the epidemiological profile of S. aureus infections and the genetic diversity of clinical strains of MRSA in 12 hospitals in southern Poland. METHODS: Samples from bloodstream infections, pneumonia, and skin...
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