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Importance of the global regulators Agr and SaeRS in the pathogenesis of CA-MRSA USA300 infection.
PloS one - 2 Dec 2010
Montgomery Christopher P, Boyle-Vavra Susan, Daum Robert S
Abstract excerpt
CA-MRSA infection, driven by the emergence of the USA300 genetic background, has become epidemic in the United States. USA300 isolates are hypervirulent, compared with other CA- and HA-MRSA strains, in experimental models of necrotizing pneumonia and skin infection. Interestingly, USA300 isolates...
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