A Population‐Based Study of the Incidence and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin‐Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Disease in San Francisco, 2004–2005

Liu, Catherine; J. Graber, Christopher; Karr, Michael; An Diep, Binh; Basuino, Li; S. Schwartz, Brian; C. Enright, Mark; J. O’Hanlon, Simon; C. Thomas, Jonathan; Perdreau‐Remington, Françoise; Gordon, Shelley; GUNTHORPE, HELEN; A. Jacobs, Richard; Jensen, Peter; Leoung, Gifford; S. Rumack, James; F. Chambers, Henry

doi:10.1086/587893

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A Population‐Based Study of the Incidence and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusDisease in San Francisco, 2004–2005

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Apr 23, 2008

Authors:

Catherine Liu

Christopher J. Graber

Michael Karr

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have become a major public health problem in both the community and hospitals. Few studies have characterized the incidence and clonal composition of disease-causing strains in an entire population. Our objective was to perfor...

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Medicine

Epidemiology

Staphylococcus aureus

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