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Prevalence and Characteristics of Invasive Staphylococcus argenteus among Patients with Bacteremia in Hong Kong
28 Sept 2023
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus argenteus is a novel Staphylococcus species derived from Staphylococcus aureus. Information on the prevalence and genetic characteristics of invasive S. argenteus in Asia is limited. In this study, 275 invasive S. aureus complex strains were retrieved from blood culture specimens in Hong Kong and re-analyzed using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and an in-house multiplex real-time PCR for S. argenteus....
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