Evaluation of molecular typing methods in characterizing a European collection of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains: the HARMONY collection.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on April 11, 2007

Authors

Barry D Cookson1, D Ashley Robinson, Alastair B Monk, Stephen Murchan, Ariane Deplano, Rafaël de Ryck, Marc J Struelens, Christina Scheel, Vivian Fussing, Saara Salmenlinna, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, Christina Cuny, Wolfgang Witte, Panayotis T Tassios, Nikolas J Legakis, Willem van Leeuwen, Alex van Belkum, Anna Vindel, Javier Garaizar, Sara Haeggman, Barbro Olsson-Liljequist, Ulrika Ransjo, Manica Muller-Premru, Waleria Hryniewicz, Angela Rossney, Brian O'Connell, Benjamin D Short, Jonathan Thomas, Simon O'Hanlon, Mark C Enright

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Hospital Infection, Centre for Infections, health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom.

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