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Typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Düsseldorf by six genotypic methods.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 1998
Schmitz F J, Steiert M, Tichy H V, Hofmann B, Verhoef J, Heinz H P, Köhrer K, Jones M E
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Nosocomial infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) represent an increasing problem in hospitals. Quick and reliable typing methods are required to obtain information about the relatedness of MRSA isolates and to allow faster implementation of appropriate infection control measures. This investigation describes the distribution of MRSA isolates from 11 hospitals in the Düsseldorf...
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