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Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage among children: molecular microbial data and clinical characteristics G. Sdougkos, V. Chini, D.A. Papanastasiou, G. Christodoulou, E. Stamatakis, A. Vris, I. Christodoulidi, G. Protopapadakis, I. Spiliopoulou Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 14, Issue 11, Pages 995-1001 (November 2008) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02064.x Copyright © 2008 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Monthly distribution of the total number of admitted children with Staphylococcus aureus infections (IP: infected patients, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA)) in both institutions and the studied cases (SC) during 2005 and 2006. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2008 14, 995-1001DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02064.x) Copyright © 2008 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions