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Simultaneous carriage of multiple genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus in children.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2011
Mongkolrattanothai Kanokporn, Gray Barry M, Mankin Peggy, Stanfill Amy B, Pearl Richard H, Wallace Lizabeth J, Vegunta Ravindra K
Abstract excerpt
The co-existence of multiple genotypes in colonization by Staphylococcus aureus has not been fully investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the heterogeneity of S. aureus carriage in children. We evaluated 125 nasal and perianal swab samples that were positive for S. aureus from 76 children scheduled for elective surgery. For each sample, at least four colonies with the same or different morphotypes...
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