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High mortality impact of Staphylococcus argenteus on patients with community-onset staphylococcal bacteraemia.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Dec 2018
Chen Shey-Ying, Lee Hao, Wang Xiao-Mei, Lee Tai-Fen, Liao Chun-Hsing, Teng Lee-Jene, Hsueh Po-Ren
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus argenteus is increasingly reported. Evaluating the impact of S. argenteus infection on patient outcomes for future therapeutic and infection control decision-making is imperative. A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of S. argenteus bacteraemia at a Taiwanese medical centre between 2010-2012. Staphylococcus argenteus was identified based on absence of the crtM gene and...
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