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Community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Northern Australia

Ronan J. Murray, Tien Tze Lim, Julie Pearson, Warren B. Grubb, Gary D. Lum

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2004 · 44 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

The increasing incidence of COMRSAB in our region has resulted in the addition of vancomycin to standard empiric therapy in certain patients with suspected S. aureus bacteremia acquired in the community.

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