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Identification of new phages to type Staphylococcus aureus strains and comparison with a genotypic method.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Sept 2003
de Gialluly C, Loulergue J, Bruant G, Mereghetti L, Massuard S, van der Mee N, Audurier A, Quentin R
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to optimize the epidemiological monitoring of strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a major cause of hospital-acquired infections. From September to December 1998 47 S. aureus strains isolated from swabs taken from orthopaedic and trauma patients were in studied. Thirty-five isolates were sensitive to methicillin (MSSA) and 12 were methicillin-resistant (MRSA). Ten of the 47 isolates could...
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