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Molecular and phenotypic evidence for the spread of three major methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones associated with two characteristic antimicrobial resistance profiles in China

Haiyan Cheng, Weien Yuan, Fanning Zeng, Qiwen Hu, Wenbin Shang, Dandan Tang, Wei Xue, Juan Fu, Junjie Liu, Nan Liu,

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2013 · 65 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

The predominant MRSA clones in China were associated with characteristic antimicrobial resistance profiles. Antibiotics for treating patients with MRSA infections can be selected based on the strain typing data.

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