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A molecular epidemiological analysis of 2 Staphylococcus aureus clonal types colonizing and infecting patients with AIDS.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Apr 2005
Gordon Rachel J, Quagliarello Bianca, Cespedes Christian, Chung Marilyn, de Lencastre Herminia, Vavagiakis Peter, Miller Maureen, Zeller Barbara, Lowy Franklin D
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BACKGROUND: Persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) who use drugs appear to be at increased risk for colonization and infection with Staphylococcus aureus. Little is known about the nature of and risk factors responsible for this association. This study is among the first to prospectively follow carriage and infection in this uniquely high-risk population. METHODS: We prospectively followed the...
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