Hospital-Associated Multidrug-Resistant MRSA Lineages Are Trophic to the Ocular Surface and Cause Severe Microbial Keratitis

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common cause of severe and difficult to treat ocular infection. In this study, the population structure of 68 ocular MRSA isolates collected at Massachusetts Eye and Ear between January 2014 and June 2016 was assessed. By using a combination of...

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Main Authors: Paulo J. M. Bispo, Lawson Ung, James Chodosh, Michael S. Gilmore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00204/full