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Molecular typing of exfoliative toxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus strains involved in epidermolytic infections.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Feb 2003
Růzicková Vladislava, Pantůcek Roman, Petrás Petr, Doskar Jirí, Sedlácek Ivo, Rosypal Stanislav
Abstract excerpt
Genotyping of sixteen exfoliative toxin-producing (ET-positive) strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated in maternity units of two distant hospitals was accomplished by PFGE, ribotyping, PCR ribotyping, and prophage carriage. Three strains secreted combined ETA + ETB, and the remaining produced ETA and enterotoxin C, or TSST-1. The comparison of various genomic profiles resulted in the identification of nine...
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