Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An Enemy amidst Us

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Eric F. Kong,

Affiliations Graduate Program in Life Sciences, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Program, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, Dental School, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Jennifer K. Johnson,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8872-2291

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Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk

* E-mail: mrizk@umaryland.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, Dental School, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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