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Blood neutrophil bactericidal activity against methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus during cardiac surgery.
Shock (Augusta, Ga.) - 1 Aug 2005
Mekontso-Dessap Armand, Honoré Stéphanie, Kirsch Matthias, Plonquet Anne, Fernandez Eric, Touqui Lhousseine, Farcet Jean-Pierre, Soussy Claude-James, Loisance Daniel, Delclaux Christophe
Abstract excerpt
Whether methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) constitutes per se an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality after surgery as compared with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) remains a subject of debate. The aim of this study was to assess whether innate defenses against MRSA and MSSA strains are similarly impaired after cardiac surgery. Both intracellular (isolated...
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