Article
RETRACTED: A link between virulence and ecological abundance in natural populations of Staphylococcus aureus.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 6 Apr 2001
Day N P, Moore C E, Enright M C, Berendt A R, Smith J M, Murphy M F, Peacock S J, Spratt B G, Feil E J
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Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of severe infection in humans and yet is carried without symptoms by a large proportion of the population. We used multilocus sequence typing to characterize isolates of S. aureus recovered from asymptomatic nasal carriage and from episodes of severe disease within a defined population. We identified a number of frequently carried genotypes that were disproportionately...
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- Carrier State
- Community-Acquired Infections
- Cross Infection
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Nose