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Clinical features, outcomes, and molecular characteristics of an outbreak of Staphylococcus haemolyticus infection, among a mass-burn casualty patient group, in a tertiary center in northern Taiwan.
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 1 Dec 2018
Chang Peng-Hao, Liu Tsui-Ping, Huang Po-Yen, Lin Shu-Yu, Lin Jung-Fu, Yeh Chun-Fu, Chang Shih-Cheng, Wu Ting-Shu, Lu Jang-Jih
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: We reported an outbreak of Staphylococcus haemolyticus (SH) infection in a group of young patients (mean age 21.6) simultaneously hospitalized due to a mass-burn incident. This study analyzed the clinical features of these patients and the microbiological characteristics of the outbreak. METHODS: All 50 patients hospitalized for burns were enrolled, and their clinical differences were analyzed...
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