Identification of source and sink populations for the emergence and global spread of the East-Asia clone of community-associated MRSA
Background: Our understanding of the factors influencing the emergence, dissemination and global distribution of epidemic clones of bacteria is limited. ST59 is a major epidemic clone of community-associated MRSA in East Asia, responsible for extensive morbidity and mortality, but has a much lower p...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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BioMed Central Ltd.
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67565 |