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Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus strains colonizing various niches of the human body.
The Journal of infection - 1 Jun 2016
Muenks Carol E, Hogan Patrick G, Wang Jeffrey W, Eisenstein Kimberly A, Burnham Carey-Ann D, Fritz Stephanie A
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OBJECTIVES: As individuals may be colonized with multiple strains of Staphylococcus aureus at different body sites, the objectives of this study were to determine whether S. aureus polyclonal colonization exists within one body niche and the optimal sampling sites and culture methodology to capture the diversity of S. aureus strains in community-dwelling individuals. METHODS: Swabs were collected from the nares,...
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