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Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Japanese neonatal intensive care unit.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Aug 2020
Tsujiwaki Atsushi, Hisata Ken, Tohyama Yudai, Matsunaga Nobuaki, Uehara Yuki, Sasaki Takashi, Hiramatsu Keiichi, Shimizu Toshiaki
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BACKGROUND: There have been few reports on the genetic structure of the current population of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Japan. In the present study we conducted a molecular epidemiological analysis based on whole genome sequencing against MRSA strains in a Japanese NICU. METHODS: We performed genotyping by whole genome sequencing, polymerase...
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