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Capsular serotype of Staphylococcus aureus in the era of community-acquired MRSA.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2011
Sutter Deena E, Summers Amy M, Keys Christine E, Taylor Kimberly L, Frasch Carl E, Braun LoRanee E, Fattom Ali I, Bash Margaret C
Abstract excerpt
Capsular polysaccharide (CP) plays an important role in the pathogenicity and immunogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus, yet the common serotypes of S. aureus isolated from US pediatric patients have not been reported. We investigated capsular serotype as well as methicillin susceptibility, presence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), and clonal relatedness of pediatric S. aureus isolates. Clinical isolates were...
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