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Phenotypic characteristics of incident and chronic MRSA isolates in cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Jul 2021
Gilpin Deirdre, Hoffman Lucas R, Ceppe Agathe, Muhlebach Marianne S
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BACKGROUND: Chronic methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in CF is associated with worse outcomes compared to early or intermittent infection. This observation could be related to adaptive bacterial changes such as biofilm formation or anaerobic growth. METHODS: MRSA isolates stored from incident and during chronic (>2 years) infection were included at two study sites. MRSA isolates were...
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