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Molecular epidemiology of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus in families with and without cystic fibrosis patients.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2000
Goerke C, Kraning K, Stern M, Döring G, Botzenhart K, Wolz C
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The molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus nasal commensal strains and community-acquired infecting strains was assessed by comparison of prevalence, persistence, transmission rate, and clonal distribution of S. aureus in families with and without cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. CF patients without antibiotic treatment had a significantly higher...
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