Article
Persistent bacteremia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection is associated with agr dysfunction and low-level in vitro resistance to thrombin-induced platelet microbicidal protein.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Sept 2004
Fowler Vance G, Sakoulas George, McIntyre Lauren M, Meka Venkata G, Arbeit Robert D, Cabell Christopher H, Stryjewski Martin E, Eliopoulos George M, Reller L Barth, Corey G Ralph, Jones Tiffanny, Lucindo Natalie, Yeaman Michael R, Bayer Arnold S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The causes of persistent bacteremia (PB) due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are poorly understood. This investigation examined potential associations between PB with key clinical features and several in vitro bacterial genotypic and phenotypic characteristics, in isolates from 1 institution. METHODS: Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) relatedness, thrombin-induced platelet...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.