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Dynamic pattern and genotypic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus nasopharyngeal carriage in healthy pre-school children.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2013
Blumental S, Deplano A, Jourdain S, De Mendonça R, Hallin M, Nonhoff C, Rottiers S, Vergison A, Denis O
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OBJECTIVES: It is common wisdom that persistent carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is more frequent in young children than in adults. The objectives of this study were to assess the S. aureus temporal carriage pattern among a healthy community of pre-school children, with concomitant description of genotype diversity, toxin-encoding genes and antibiotic resistance. METHODS: Among 333 children 3-6 years of age, S....
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