Origins of Community Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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- 1 July 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (1) , 47-54
- https://doi.org/10.1086/421090
Abstract
To characterize methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains circulating in the community, we identified predictors of isolating communKeywords
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