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Frequency of Disinfectant Resistance Genes in Pediatric Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

James G. Johnson*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Elizabeth J. Save
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Natalia Jimenez-Truque
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Nicole Soper
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Isaac Thomsen
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Thomas R. Talbot
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
C. Buddy Creech
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
*
University Medical Group Infectious Diseases, 890 West Faris Road, Suite 520, Greenville, SC 29605 (james.g.johnson.iv@gmail.com)

Abstract

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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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