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Impact of Staphylococcus aureus phenotype and genotype on the clinical characteristics and outcome of infective endocarditis. A multicentre, longitudinal, prospective, observational study.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2018
Fernández-Hidalgo N, Ribera A, Larrosa M N, Viedma E, Origüen J, de Alarcón A, Fariñas M C, Sáez C, Peña C, Múñez E, García López M V, Gavaldà J, Pérez-Montarelo D, Chaves F, Almirante B
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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the impact of Staphylococcus aureus phenotype (vancomycin MIC) and genotype (agr group, clonal complex CC) on the prognosis and clinical characteristics of infective endocarditis (IE). METHODS: We performed a multicentre, longitudinal, prospective, observational study (June 2013 to March 2016) in 15 Spanish hospitals. Two hundred and thirteen consecutive adults (≥18 years) with a...
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