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Population Dynamics of Persistent <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Isolated from the Airways of Cystic Fibrosis Patients during a 6-Year Prospective Study
1 Sept 2003
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Molecular typing of normal (n = 456) and small-colony-variant (SCV; n = 239) Staphylococcus aureus isolates cultured from the airways of 52 of 72 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients (72.2%) during a 6-year prospective study revealed a median long-term persistence of 37 months (range, 6 to 70). SCV persisted longer in the airways than the normal S. aureus (statistically not significant). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis...
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