Characterization of community acquired Staphylococcus aureus associated with skin and soft tissue infection in Beijing: high prevalence of PVL+ ST398.

Adult community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (CA-MSSA) skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) in China is not well described. A prospective cohort of adults with SSTI was established between January 2009 and August 2010 at 4 ho...

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Main Authors: Chunjiang Zhao, Yingmei Liu, Mingze Zhao, Yali Liu, Yong Yu, Hongbin Chen, Qiuning Sun, Huawei Chen, Wei Jiang, Yudong Liu, Shaomei Han, Yingchun Xu, Minjun Chen, Bin Cao, Hui Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3368899?pdf=render