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Evidence for community transmission of community-associated but not healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus strains linked to social and material deprivation: spatial analysis of cross-sectional data

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Background: Identifying and tackling the social determinants of infectious diseases has become a public health priority following the recognition that individuals with lower socioeconomic status are disproportionately affected by infectious diseases. In many parts of the world, epidemiologically and genotypically defined community-associated (CA) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains have emerged to become frequent causes of hospital infection. The aim...

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10.1371/journal.pmed.1001944

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Publisher:
Public Library of Science
Journal:
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Volume:
13
Issue:
1
Article number:
e1001944
Publication date:
2016-01-26
Acceptance date:
2015-12-11
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EISSN:
1549-1676
ISSN:
1549-1277


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pubs:580111
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580111
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2015-12-17

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