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Genetics and epidemiology of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in a Western Austr...

Genetics and epidemiology of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in a Western Austr...

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Genetics and epidemiology of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in a Western Australian hospital

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Full title

Genetics and epidemiology of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in a Western Australian hospital

Publisher

Australia

Journal title

Medical journal of Australia, 1985-01, Vol.142 (2), p.108-111

Language

English

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Australia

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Contents

Strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated in the Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) in Western Australia have been analysed genetically and three main types were characterized: (i) strains similar to those isolated in Europe before 1973. These strains caused small outbreaks in the RPH during the period 1966-1974, but have not b...

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Full title

Genetics and epidemiology of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in a Western Australian hospital

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_75930366

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_75930366

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ISSN

0025-729X

E-ISSN

1326-5377

DOI

10.5694/j.1326-5377.1985.tb133045.x

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