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Clinical and Genetic Risk Factors for Biofilm-Forming Staphylococcus aureus.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 May 2018
Luther Megan K, Parente Diane M, Caffrey Aisling R, Daffinee Kathryn E, Lopes Vrishali V, Martin Emily T, LaPlante Kerry L
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The molecular and clinical factors associated with biofilm-forming methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are incompletely understood. Biofilm production for 182 MRSA isolates obtained from clinical culture sites (2004 to 2013) was quantified. Microbiological toxins, pigmentation, and genotypes were evaluated, and patient demographics were collected. Logistic regression was used to quantify the effect...
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