Background: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (CA-MRSA), a novel strain of MRSA, has recently emerged and rapidly
spread in the community. Invasion into the hospital setting with replacement of the
hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) has also been documented. Co-colonization with both
CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA would have important clinical implications given differences in
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