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Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus strains for ability to cause infective endocarditis and lethal sepsis in rabbits.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2012
Spaulding Adam R, Satterwhite Erin A, Lin Ying-Chi, Chuang-Smith Olivia N, Frank Kristi L, Merriman Joseph A, Schaefers Matthew M, Yarwood Jeremy M, Peterson Marnie L, Schlievert Patrick M
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of infective endocarditis (IE) and sepsis. Both methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) strains cause these illnesses. Common S. aureus strains include pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) types USA200, 300, and 400 types where we hypothesize that secreted virulence factors contribute to both IE and sepsis. Rabbit cardiac physiology is considered...
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