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Population structure of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from intensive care unit patients in the netherlands over an 11-year period (1996 to 2006).
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2009
Rijnders M I A, Deurenberg R H, Boumans M L L, Hoogkamp-Korstanje J A A, Beisser P S, Stobberingh E E
Abstract excerpt
The genetic background and the presence of several virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from intensive care unit (ICU) patients from 14 hospitals in The Netherlands isolated from 1996 until 2006 were investigated. In total, 936 methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and 7 methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates were collected. The genetic background was determined by spa typing and...
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