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CASE REPORT

Pig-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Family transmission and severe pneumonia in a newborn

Gitte Nyvang Hartmeyer Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bente Gahrn-Hansen Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Robert L. Skov Staphylococcal Reference Laboratory, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hans J. Kolmos Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Pages 318-320 | Received 24 Nov 2009, Accepted 25 Nov 2009, Published online: 03 Feb 2010

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