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Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 923941, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/923941
Clinical Study

A Comparison of Clinical Features between Community-Associated and Healthcare-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis

Ching-Hsi Hsiao,1,2 Sherine Jue Ong,1,3 Chih-Chun Chuang,4 David H. K. Ma,1,2 and Yhu-Chering Huang2,5

1Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou 33305, Taiwan
2College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
3Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 20448, Taiwan
4Department of Ophthalmology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan
5Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou 33305, Taiwan

Received 28 November 2014; Accepted 24 December 2014

Academic Editor: Victoria W. Y. Wong

Copyright © 2015 Ching-Hsi Hsiao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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