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Application of the antibiotic batumin for accurate and rapid identification of staphylococcal small colony variants.
BMC research notes - 24 Jul 2012
Churkina Larisa N, Bidnenko Svetlana I, Lopes dos Santos Santiago Guido, Vaneechoutte Mario, Avdeeva Lilja V, Lutko Olga B, Oserjanskaja Nadya M
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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen causing significant morbidity and mortality. The S. aureus colonies in osteomyelitis, in patients with cystic fibrosis and patients with endoprosthesis rejection frequently have an atypical morphology, i.e. staphylococcal small-colony variants, which form a naturally occurring subpopulation of clinically important staphylococci. Identification of these...
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