Illness Severity in Community-Onset Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infection and the Presence of Virulence Genes

Background. It is uncertain whether particular clones causing invasive community-onset methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (cMRSA/cMSSA) infection differ in virulence. Methods. Invasive cMRSA and cMSSA cases were prospectively identified. Principal component analysi...

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Main Authors: Wehrhahn, M., Robinson, J., Pascoe, E., Coombs, Geoffrey, Pearson, J., O'Brien, Frances, Tan, H., New, D., Salvaris, P., Salvaris, R., Murray, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32493