273Genomic Epidemiology of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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273. Genomic Epidemiology of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Taj Azarian, MPH, PhDc; Nizar Maraqa, MD; Mobeen Rathore, MD; Christine Bailey, BSN, MSH; Diane Halstead, PhD; Robert Cook, MD; Judith Johnson, PhD; J Glenn Morris, MD, MPH, TM; Marco Salemi, PhD; Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Florida College of MedicineJacksonville, Jacksonville, FL; University of Florida Center for HIV/AIDS Research, Education and Service (UF CARES)Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL; Epidemiology and Infection Control, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville, FL; Baptist Health, Jacksonville, FL; Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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