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Potential associations between severity of infection and the presence of virulence-associated genes in clinical strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
PloS one - 26 Apr 2011
Gill Steven R, McIntyre Lauren M, Nelson Charlotte L, Remortel Brian, Rude Tom, Reller L Barth, Fowler Vance G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The clinical spectrum of Staphylococcus aureus infection ranges from asymptomatic nasal carriage to osteomyelitis, infective endocarditis (IE) and death. In this study, we evaluate potential association between the presence of specific genes in a collection of prospectively characterized S. aureus clinical isolates and clinical outcome. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Two hundred thirty-nine S. aureus...
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