Increased prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in household contacts of children with community acquired disease.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on February 20, 2012

Authors

Yaseen Rafee1, Nahed Abdel-Haq, Basim Asmar, Tanaz Salimnia, Celine Vidaillac Pharm, Michael J Rybak Pharm, Muhammad Amjad

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.

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