Clinical and molecular epidemiology of community-onset invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection in New Zealand children

Our aim was to describe the epidemiology and incidence of community-onset invasive S. aureus disease in children presenting to our hospital, and to compare the clonal complexes and virulence genes of S. aureus strains causing invasive and non-invasive disease. The virulence gene repertoire of invasi...

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Main Authors: Williamson, D., Ritchie, S., Roberts, S., Coombs, Geoffrey, Thomas, M., Hannaford, O., Baker, M., Lennon, D., Fraser, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42385