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Collagen adhesion gene is associated with bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2020
Iwata Yasunori, Satou Kenji, Furuichi Kengo, Yoneda Ikuko, Matsumura Takuhiro, Yutani Masahiro, Fujinaga Yukako, Hase Atsushi, Morita Hidetoshi, Ohta Toshiko, Senda Yasuko, Sakai-Takemori Yukiko, Wada Taizo, Fujita Shinichi, Miyake Taito, Yasuda Haruka, Sakai Norihiko, Kitajima Shinji, Toyama Tadashi, Shinozaki Yasuyuki, Sagara Akihiro, Miyagawa Taro, Hara Akinori, Shimizu Miho, Kamikawa Yasutaka, Ikeo Kazuho, Shichino Shigeyuki, Ueha Satoshi, Nakajima Takuya, Matsushima Kouji, Kaneko Shuichi, Wada Takashi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes hospital- and community-acquired infections. It is not clear whether genetic characteristics of the bacteria contribute to disease pathogenesis in MRSA infection. We hypothesized that whole genome analysis of MRSA strains could reveal the key gene loci and/or the gene mutations that affect clinical manifestations of MRSA infection. METHODS:...
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