Quantifying type-specific reproduction numbers for nosocomial pathogens: evidence for heightened transmission of an Asian sequence type 239 MRSA clone.

An important determinant of a pathogen's success is the rate at which it is transmitted from infected to susceptible hosts. Although there are anecdotal reports that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones vary in their transmissibility in hospital settings, attempts to quanti...

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Autores principales: Ben S Cooper, Theodore Kypraios, Rahul Batra, Duncan Wyncoll, Olga Tosas, Jonathan D Edgeworth
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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