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Original Research

Validation of a phage-open reading frame typing kit for rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission in a tertiary hospital

Hiroki Takahashi1 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Masafumi Seki2 Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan;4 Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Sendai, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Norihisa Yamamoto2 Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Shigeto Hamaguchi2 Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Masahiro Ojima1 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Tomoya Hirose1 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Kazuhisa Yoshiya1 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Masahiro Toyokawa3 Laboratory for Clinical Investigation, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Isao Nishi3 Laboratory for Clinical Investigation, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Hiroshi Ogura1 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Takeshi Shimazu1 Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Kazunori Tomono2 Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Pages 107-111 | Published online: 14 May 2015

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