Characterization and Proposed Nomenclature of Epidemic Strains of MRSA in Canada

Characterization and Proposed Nomenclature of Epidemic Strains of MRSA in Canada

The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been increasing in many Canadian hospitals over the past few years. Some strains may be considered ‘epidemic’, in that they are clinically or epidemiologically significant, and have been identified in patients from multiple hosp...

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Main Authors: AE Simor, D Boyd, L Louie, A McGeer, M Mulvey, BM Willey, the Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee, the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1999-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/769601
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