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Livestock associated Staphylococcus aureus in cystic fibrosis patients in Spain: Detection of MRSA and MSSA CC398.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Dec 2024
Eguizábal Paula, López-Calleja Ana Isabel, Arias Antonina, Antoñanzas-Torres Irene, Campaña-Burguet Allelen, González-Azcona Carmen, Martínez Agustí, Martin-de Vicente Carlos, Herrero Inés, Rezusta Antonio, Torres Carmen, Lozano Carmen
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PURPOSE: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most prevalent pathogens in cystic fibrosis (CF), being of special relevance those methicillin-resistant (MRSA). The livestock-associated (LA)-MRSA lineage CC398 is an emerging problem, specially related to pig-farming (PF) environments. The objective was to characterize the S. aureus isolates recovered from CF-patients in a Spanish hospital located in a region with...
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