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Virulence determinants in clinical Staphylococcus aureus from monomicrobial and polymicrobial infections of diabetic foot ulcers.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Dec 2016
Shettigar Kavitha, Jain Spoorthi, Bhat Deepika V, Acharya Raviraj, Ramachandra Lingadakai, Satyamoorthy Kapaettu, Murali Thokur Sreepathy
Abstract excerpt
Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health concern, and methicillin-resistant S. aureus has emerged as an important pathogen. We characterized S. aureus isolates from monomicrobial and polymicrobial wound infections from 200 diabetic individuals with foot ulcers to understand their underlying diversity and pathogenicity. Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec typing was performed, and...
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