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Role of SCCmec type in outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a single medical center.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2009
Ganga Roopa, Riederer Kathleen, Sharma Mamta, Fakih Mohamad G, Johnson Leonard B, Shemes Stephen, Khatib Riad
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors may determine infection presentation. Whether SCCmec type-associated factors play a role in S. aureus bacteremia is unclear. We conducted a prospective observation of adult inpatients with S. aureus bacteremia (1 November 2005 to 31 December 2006), performed SCCmec typing of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates, and stratified the results according to SCCmec...
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