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Virulence factors among Staphylococcus lugdunensis are associated with infection sites and clonal spread.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Apr 2015
Giormezis N, Kolonitsiou F, Makri A, Vogiatzi A, Christofidou M, Anastassiou E D, Spiliopoulou I
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis has emerged as a significant human pathogen, with distinct clinical and microbiological characteristics. Our goal was to identify the virulence factors in S. lugdunensis recovered from infected patients of two Greek hospitals during a six-year period (2008-2013). A collection of 38 S. lugdunensis was tested for biofilm formation, antimicrobial susceptibility, clonal distribution,...
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