Dissemination of Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusUSA300 Sequence Type 8 Lineage in Latin America
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- 15 December 2009
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 49 (12) , 1861-1867
- https://doi.org/10.1086/648426
Abstract
Background.Methicillin-resistant Staphylococus aureus (MRSA) is an important nosocomial and community-associated (CA) pathogen. Recently, a variant oKeywords
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