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Review
. 2003 Oct;3(5):474-9.
doi: 10.1016/s1471-4892(03)00109-7.

The evolution of a resistant pathogen--the case of MRSA

Mark C Enright  1
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Review

The evolution of a resistant pathogen--the case of MRSA

Mark C Enright. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2003 Oct.

Abstract

Recent advances in molecular epidemiological methods have elucidated the evolutionary pathways by which modern methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have evolved. Only five major lineages of hospital methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus exist, but these are globally distributed and evolving resistance to even the newest antibiotics.

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