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A survey of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Korea
Author(s) -
E. S. Kim,
Jin Su Song,
HJ Lee,
Pyoeng Gyun Choe,
K. H. Park,
J. H. Cho,
Wan Beom Park,
SungHan Kim,
JiHyun Bang,
DongMin Kim,
Kyoung Un Park,
Sook Shin,
M. S. Lee,
Hee Jung Choi,
N. J. Kim,
Eui-Chong Kim,
Myoungdon Oh,
Hong Bin Kim,
Kang Won Choe
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkm309
Subject(s) - multilocus sequence typing , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , sccmec , epidemiology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , staphylococcal infections , biology , genotype , gene , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), originally restricted to hospitals, has emerged as a significant pathogen in the community. Although MRSA accounts for over 60% of S. aureus in tertiary hospitals in Korea, little is known about the epidemiology of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA).

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