| near absence of methicillin-resistance and pronounced genetic diversity among staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from healthy persons in northern sweden. | widerström m, wiström j, ek e, edebro h, monsen t. near absence of methicillin-resistance and pronounced genetic diversity among staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from healthy persons in northern sweden. apmis 2011; 119: 505-12. the main aim of this study was to examine if hospital-associated clones of multidrug-resistant staphylococcus epidermidis (mdrse), commonly identified in hospitals in our region, also are spread among healthy persons in the community. a total of 124 isolates of s. epid ... | 2011 | 21749450 |