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Staph Wound Infections and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (HTML)
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Community Acquired

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Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HTML)
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Pets and MRSA

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Clinical Research and Information

Resistance to Mupirocin (Bactroban)Reported (HTML)
August 2004 PubMed

Antimicrobial Resistance Trends and Outbreak Frequency In United States Hospitals (HTML)
January 2004 PubMed

Molecular epidemiology of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Brooklyn, NY (HTML)
Tracking both Healthcare and Community Acquired Staph.Aureus
PMID: 12582747 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology (HTML)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Bacteriology

CDC MRSA Information for Healthcare Personnel (HTML)

Phenotypical and Genotypical Characterization of Epidemic Clumping Factor-Negative, ORSA (PDF)
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, Sept. 1993, p. 2281-2285
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Containing MRSA - CME (HTML) Surveillance, control, and treatment methods
Andrew E. Simor, MD
VOL 110 / NO 4 / OCTOBER 2001 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

Infection Control (HTML)
Methicillin Resistant Staph. Aureus

Microorganisms, Body Sites, and Infections (HTML)
by Scott Toste, Pharm.D., R.Ph.
Copyright © 1996-2002

Medically Important Bacteria (HTML)
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