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Virulence patterns of Staphylococcus aureus strains from nasopharyngeal colonization.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Nov 2018
Deinhardt-Emmer S, Sachse S, Geraci J, Fischer C, Kwetkat A, Dawczynski K, Tuchscherr L, Löffler B
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of nasopharyngeal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus can reach 20-30% among the population, which can lead to invasive infection. AIM: To investigate the prevalence of colonization among different age groups, and analyse S. aureus strain-specific virulence patterns. METHOD: For analysis of the prevalence of colonization, groups consisting of newborns, healthy volunteers aged 5-60...
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