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Recognition of USA300 isolates of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Australia

Thomas Gottlieb, Wei-Yuen Su, John Merlino and Elaine Y-L Cheong
MJA 2008; 189 (3): 179-180

To the Editor: A 37-year-old man was referred to our emergency department with an acute 7 cm abscess of the buttock. The abscess was incised, and the patient was prescribed oral β-lactam antibiotics and discharged.

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