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Characterization of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from international human and veterinary surgeons.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2017
Post Virginia, Harris Llinos G, Morgenstern Mario, Geoff Richards R, Sheppard Samuel K, Fintan Moriarty T
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PURPOSE: Nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is poorly described for surgeons, despite the increased exposure to nosocomial pathogens and at-risk patients. This study investigated the molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of 26 MRSA isolates cultured from the nares of an international cross-sectional study of 1166 human and 60 veterinary surgeons. METHODOLOGY:...
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