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Clonal complex 398 methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections are associated with high mortality.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 May 2016
Bouiller K, Gbaguidi-Haore H, Hocquet D, Cholley P, Bertrand X, Chirouze C
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Within the last decade, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus belonging to clonal complex 398 (CC398) has become a worldwide threat associated with livestock. More recently, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) belonging to CC398 have been increasingly reported as a cause of invasive infections in patients without livestock contact. We investigated risk factors associated with CC398 bloodstream...
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