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Rapid Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci Bacteremia Among Intensive Care Unit Patients

Staphylococci represent the most commonly encountered blood culture isolates. With the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative ...

Protein provides clues to identifying and treating crippling and costly bone infections

Staph (Staphylococcus aureus) is the most common germ to afflict humans, and one of the most damaging: it causes diseases ...
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IDENTIFICATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPP. AND AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA FROM THE CLOACAE OF MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS (FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE) FROM ...

A survey was conducted of the bacterial flora of migratory shorebirds from Delaware Bay, NJ. Fifty-four birds were sampled on 18 May, 2004 at Fortescue Beach, NJ and 37 birds were sampled on 20 May, ...
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Staphylococcus aureus carriage in care homes: identification of risk factors, including the role of dementia

Epidemiology and Infection, Vol. 138, No. 5, EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MRSA WITH EMPHASIS ON VETERINARY AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS (MAY 2010), pp. 686-696 (11 pages) The aim of this study was to investigate the ...