COMPARISON OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF BLOODSTREAM METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATES BETWEEN A NEW AND AN OLD HOSPITAL IN CENTRAL TAIWAN

Comparison of molecular epidemiology of bloodstream methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates between a new and an old hospital in central Taiwan

Objective: To compare the molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates between an old, urban hospital and click here a new, rural hospital over the same time period.Methods: The molecular characteristics of 398 MRSA bloodstream isolates collected between 2007 and 2013 from two hospitals in Taiwan were analyz

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