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Genetic analysis of glycopeptide-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from bone and joint infections.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2013
Cremniter Julie, Sivadon-Tardy Valérie, Caulliez Charlotte, Bauer Thomas, Porcher Raphaël, Lortat-Jacob Alain, Piriou Philippe, Judet Thierry, Aegerter Philippe, Herrmann Jean-Louis, Gaillard Jean-Louis, Rottman Martin
Abstract excerpt
Glycopeptide-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (GRSE) strains are of increasing concern in bone and joint infections (BJIs). Using multilocus sequence typing and multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis, we show that BJI-associated GRSE strains are genetically diverse but arise from related, multiresistant hospital sequence types (STs), mostly ST2, ST5, and ST23.
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