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The evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canadian hospitals: 5 years of national surveillance.

Andrew E. Simor, Marianna Ofner-Agostini, Elizabeth Bryce, Karen Green, Allison McGeer, M. R. Mulvey, Shirley Paton

PubMed · 2001 · 140 citations · 32 references

Abstract

There has been a significant increase in the rate of isolating MRSA in many Canadian hospitals, related to the transmission of a relatively small number of MRSA strains.

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Methods for dilution antimicrobial susceptibility tests for bacteria that grow aerobically

Mary Jane Ferraro · 2000 · 16.9K citations

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CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988

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Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant <EMPH TYPE="ITAL">Staphylococcus aureus</EMPH> in Children With No Identified Predisposing Risk

Betsy C. Herold · JAMA · 1998 · 1.4K citations

Dissemination in Japanese hospitals of strains of Staphylococcus aureus heterogeneously resistant to vancomycin

Keiichi Hiramatsu, Nanae Aritaka, Hideaki Hanaki et al. · The Lancet · 1997 · 1.3K citations

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Emergence of Vancomycin Resistance in<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Theresa L. Smith, Michele L. Pearson, Kenneth R. Wilcox et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1999 · 1.1K citations · Full text