Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant <EMPH TYPE="ITAL">Staphylococcus aureus</EMPH> in a Rural American Indian Community

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Abstract

Community-acquired MRSA may have replaced community-acquired MSSA as the dominant strain in this community. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and PFGE subtyping support the finding that MRSA is circulating beyond nosocomial settings in this and possibly other rural US communities.

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Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 286, Issue 10, pp. 1201-1201

DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.10.1201

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