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Vegetation Formation in Staphylococcus Aureus Endocarditis Inversely Correlates With RNAIII and sarA Expression in Invasive Clonal Complex 5 Isolates
4 Jul 2022
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Infective endocarditis (IE) is one of the most feared and lethal diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Once established, the infection is fast-progressing and tissue destructive. S. aureus of the clonal complex 5 (CC5) commonly cause IE yet are severely understudied. IE results from bacterial colonization and formation of tissue biofilms (known as vegetations) on injured or inflamed cardiac endothelium. S....
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