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Staphylococcus aureus complex from animals and humans in three remote African regions.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Apr 2015
Schaumburg Frieder, Pauly Maude, Anoh Etile, Mossoun Arsene, Wiersma Lidewij, Schubert Grit, Flammen Arnaud, Alabi Abraham S, Muyembe-Tamfum Jean-Jacques, Grobusch Martin P, Karhemere Stomy, Akoua-Koffi Chantal, Couacy-Hymann Emmanuel, Kremsner Peter G, Mellmann Alexander, Becker Karsten, Leendertz Fabian H, Peters Georg
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus schweitzeri has been recently considered to be a highly divergent Staphylococcus aureus clade and usually colonises nonhuman primates and bats in sub-Saharan Africa. Its transmissibility to humans remains unclear. We therefore investigated the transmission of S. aureus and S. schweitzeri among humans, domestic animals, and wildlife in three remote African regions. A cross-sectional study on nasal...
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