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Clonal associations among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from various sites of infection.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jan 2001
Booth M C, Pence L M, Mahasreshti P, Callegan M C, Gilmore M S
Abstract excerpt
A molecular epidemiological analysis was undertaken to identify lineages of Staphylococcus aureus that may be disproportionately associated with infection. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis of 405 S. aureus clinical isolates collected from various infection types and geographic locations was performed. Five distinct S. aureus lineages (SALs 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6) were identified, which accounted for 19.01,...
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