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. 2005 Feb;26(2):215-8.
doi: 10.1086/502530.

Clustering of multiple endemic strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a nursing home: an 8-year study

Paul J Drinka  1 , Mary E Stemper, Cathy D Gauerke, Janice E Miller, Brian M Goodman, Kurt D Reed
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Clustering of multiple endemic strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a nursing home: an 8-year study

Paul J Drinka et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

PFGE was performed on residents' first clinical MRSA isolate (n=94) during 8 years. Sixty-one percent of the isolates were clustered in time (P < .05) and space (P < .05) (i.e., 2 separate statistically significant tests). Isolates from individual units were genetically related, with only the occasional unrelated isolate.

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