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Clonal heterogeneity, distribution, and pathogenicity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Dec 1997
Wichelhaus T A, Schulze J, Hunfeld K P, Schäfer V, Brade V
Abstract excerpt
Four thousand eighty-eight Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from patients hospitalised in a university clinic and four community hospitals over a period of one year were screened for methicillin resistance. A resistance rate of 5% was detected among initial isolates. Distribution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus showed an increased...
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