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Small-Colony Variants in Persistent and Recurrent Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2016
Kim Nak-Hyun, Kang Yu Min, Han Woong Dae, Park Kyoung Un, Park Kay-Hyun, Yoo Jae Il, Lee Dong-Gun, Park Chulmin, Song Kyoung-Ho, Kim Eu Suk, Park Sang Won, Kim Nam Joong, Oh Myoung-Don, Kim Hong Bin
Abstract excerpt
The small-colony variant (SCV) phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus is associated with intracellular persistence and reduced antimicrobial susceptibility, which can lead to therapeutic failure. Since SCVs grow slowly and have a confusing morphology, the identification of infections due to SCV is difficult. We have identified SCVs in two patients who presented with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...
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