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Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Long-Term Risk for Death, United States
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    Strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which had been largely confined to hospitals and long-term care facilities, are emerging in the community. The changing epidemiology of MRSA bears striking similarity to the emergence of ...
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    March-April 2001
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