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Genotypes and phenotypes of Staphylococcus lugdunensis isolates recovered from bacteremia.
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 1 Aug 2015
Tseng Sung-Pin, Lin Yu-Tzu, Tsai Jui-Chang, Hung Wei-Chun, Chen Hsiao-Jan, Chen Pi-Fang, Hsueh Po-Ren, Teng Lee-Jene
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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a member of coagulase-negative staphylococci, which has the potential to cause serious infections, such as endocarditis, bone and joint infections, and septicemia. Differences in phenotypic/genotypic characterization may be linked to different diseases. METHODS: Genotypes of 11 S. lugdunensis isolates from bacteremia were determined by pulsed field gel electrophoresis and...
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