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Nasal carriage of coagulase positive staphylococci in patients of a Primary-Healthcare-Center: genetic lineages and resistance and virulence genes.
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Jan 2000
Lozano Carmen, Marí Alba, Aspiroz Carmen, Gómez-Sanz Elena, Ceballos Sara, Fortuño Blanca, Barcenilla Fernando, Jover-Sáenz Alfredo, Torres Carmen
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INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius are highly important due to their capacity for producing diseases in humans and animals, respectively. The aim of the study was to investigate and characterize the coagulase positive Staphylococcus (CoPS) carriage in a Primary Healthcare Center population. METHODS: Nasal swabs were obtained from 281 non-infectious patients. The CoPS isolates...
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