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The population structure of Staphylococcus aureus among general practice patients from The Netherlands.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2009
Donker G A, Deurenberg R H, Driessen C, Sebastian S, Nys S, Stobberingh E E
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the prevalence, the antibiotic resistance pattern and the population structure of Staphylococcus aureus, S. aureus isolates from the anterior nostrils of patients of general practitioners (GPs) were analysed. Insight into the S. aureus population structure is essential, as nasal carriers of S. aureus are at increased risk of developing an S. aureus infection. S. aureus was isolated from nasal swabs...
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