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Sixty\u2010four per\u2009cent of <jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>.\u2009aureus<\/jats:italic> were methicillin resistant.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>here were 29 admissions for <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ARF<\/jats:styled-content> and 23 with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">APSGN<\/jats:styled-content>. 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