Molecular characterization of endocarditis-associated Staphylococcus aureus

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening infection of the heart endothelium and valves. Staphylococcus aureus is a predominant cause of severe IE and is frequently associated with infections in health care settings and device-related infections. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST), spa typing...

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Main Authors: Nethercott, C., Mabbett, A., Totsika, M., Peters, P., Ortiz, J., Nimmo, G., Coombs, Geoffrey, Walker, M., Schembri, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25883