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Development of glycopeptide-intermediate resistance by Staphylococcus aureus leads to attenuated infectivity in a rat model of endocarditis.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Jan 2000
Majcherczyk Paul A, Barblan Jean-Luc, Moreillon Philippe, Entenza José M
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Glycopeptide-intermediate resistant Staphylococcus aureus (GISA) are characterized by multiple changes in the cell wall and an altered expression of global virulence regulators. We investigated whether GISA are affected in their infectivity in a rat model of experimental endocarditis. The glycope...
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