Quantifying Type-Specific Reproduction Numbers for Nosocomial Pathogens: Evidence for Heightened Transmission of an Asian Sequence Type 239 MRSA Clone

An important determinant of a pathogen's success is the rate at which it is transmitted from infected to susceptible hosts. Although there are anecdotal reports that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones vary in their transmissibility in hospital settings, attempts to quanti...

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Autores principales: Cooper, Ben S., Kypraios, Theodore, Batra, Rahul, Wyncoll, Duncan, Tosas, Olga, Edgeworth, Jonathan D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22511854
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002454

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22511854
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002454

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