Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strains Isolated from Inpatients of 30 Hospitals in Orange County, California

Lyndsey O. Hudson; Courtney R. Murphy; Brian G. Spratt; Mark C. Enright; Kristen Elkins; Christopher Nguyen; Leah Terpstra; Adrijana Gombosev; Diane Kim; Paul Hannah; Lydia Mikhail; Richard Alexander; Douglas F. Moore; Susan S. Huang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062117

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Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strains Isolated from Inpatients of 30 Hospitals in Orange County, California

Lyndsey O. Hudson,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Courtney R. Murphy,

Affiliation School of Social Ecology and Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Brian G. Spratt ,

* E-mail: b.spratt@imperial.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Mark C. Enright,

Current address: AmpliPhi Biosciences, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Kristen Elkins,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Christopher Nguyen,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Leah Terpstra,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Adrijana Gombosev,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Diane Kim,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Paul Hannah,

Affiliation Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California, United States of America
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Lydia Mikhail,

Affiliation Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California, United States of America
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Richard Alexander,

Affiliation Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California, United States of America
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Douglas F. Moore,

Affiliation Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California, United States of America
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Susan S. Huang

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strains Isolated from Inpatients of 30 Hospitals in Orange County, California

Lyndsey O. Hudson,
Courtney R. Murphy,
Brian G. Spratt,
Mark C. Enright,
Kristen Elkins,
Christopher Nguyen,
Leah Terpstra,
Adrijana Gombosev,
Diane Kim,
Paul Hannah

Published: April 24, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062117

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