NoteCharacterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from tertiary care hospitals in Tokyo, Japan
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Acknowledgements
We wish to thank Y. Nasu (Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Centre), T. Narisada (Nippon Medical School Tama Nagayama Hospital), T. Kusaka (Tokai University Hachioji Hospital), S. Harada, and K. Watanabe (National Hospital Organisation Disaster Medical Centre) for collecting the MRSA isolates, and we thank I. Tanaka for his technical assistance. This work was supported by the Matching Fund Subsidy for the Private Schools of Japan.
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