Is community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) an emerging pathogen among children in Brazil?

ABSTRACT Background: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is spreading worldwide, but little is known about the epidemiology of this pathogen in Brazil. Objective: To evaluate clinical and microbiological features of children with S. aureus infections admitted...

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Main Authors: Rolando Paternina-de la Ossa, Seila Israel do Prado, Maria Célia Cervi, Denissani Aparecida Ferrari dos Santos Lima, Roberto Martinez, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702018000500371&lng=en&tlng=en

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