Irish-1 and Irish-2: UK epidemic meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains associated with Northern Ireland.

Since 1998, an increasing number of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates with one of two characteristic phage patterns have been referred to the authors' laboratory from Northern Ireland. These strains were designated 'Irish-1' and 'Irish-2'. Analysis of 956 submitted isolates...

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Publicado en:Journal of Hospital Infection Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 170 - 179
Autores principales: Aucken HM, O'Neill G, Ganner M, Dinerstein N, Ali M, Murchan S
Formato: diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: W B Saunders Jun2006
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