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High genetic diversity of <i><scp>S</scp>taphylococcus aureus</i> strains colonizing patients with epidermolysis bullosa
6 Apr 2012
Abstract excerpt
Patients with the blistering disease, epidermolysis bullosa (EB), frequently suffer from chronic wounds that become colonized by pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus. To determine S. aureus colonization rates in patients with EB, swabs were collected from the anterior nares, throats and wounds of 52 Dutch patients with EB. Swabs were also collected from nares and throats of 13 healthcare workers who...
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