Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia without evidence of antecedent viral upper respiratory infection.

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Published in Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol on May 01, 2014

Authors

Cristina Moran Toro¹, Jack Janvier¹, Kunyan Zhang¹, Kevin Fonseca², Dan Gregson³, Deirdre Church³, Kevin Laupland⁴, Harvey Rabin⁵, Sameer Elsayed⁶, John Conly¹

Author Affiliations

1: Departartments of Medicine, University of Calgary;
2: Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary; ; Provincial Laboratory of Alberta, Alberta Health Services;
3: Departartments of Medicine, University of Calgary; ; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary; ; The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Synder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone and University of Calgary; ; Calgary Laboratory Services;
4: Departartments of Medicine, University of Calgary; ; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary; ; The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Synder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone and University of Calgary; ; Calgary Laboratory Services; ; Departments of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary; ; Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary;
5: Departartments of Medicine, University of Calgary; ; Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary; ; The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Synder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone and University of Calgary;
6: Departments of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario ; Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.

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