Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: where is it coming from and where is it going?

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Franklin D Lowy. JAMA Intern Med. 2013.

. 2013 Nov 25;173(21):1978-9.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.8277.

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York.

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High-density livestock operations, crop field application of manure, and risk of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Pennsylvania.
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