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A comparison of virulence patterns and in vivo fitness between hospital- and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus related to the USA400 clone

Maria Angélica Arpon Marandino Guimarães, Mariana Severo Ramundo, Marco Antônio Américo, Marcos Corrêa de Mattos, Raquel Rodrigues de Souza, Erivan Schnaider Ramos‐Junior, L. R. Coelho, Alexandre Morrot, Paulo A. Melo, Sérgio Eduardo Longo Fracalanzza,

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases · 2014 · 14 citations · 52 references

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Involvement of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin--Producing Staphylococcus aureus in Primary Skin Infections and Pneumonia

Gérard Lina, Y. Piémont, F. Godail-Gamot et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 1999 · 2.5K citations · Full text

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Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Carrying Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes: Worldwide Emergence

François Vandenesch, Timothy S. Naimi, Mark C. Enright et al. · Emerging infectious diseases · 2003 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Association between Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin and highly lethal necrotising pneumonia in young immunocompetent patients

Yves Gillet, B. Issartel, Philippe Vanhems et al. · The Lancet · 2002 · 1.5K citations

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Multiplex PCR Strategy for Rapid Identification of Structural Types and Variants of the <i>mec</i> Element in Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Duarte C. Oliveira, Hermı́nia de Lencastre · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2002 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Relationships between <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Genetic Background, Virulence Factors, <i>agr</i> Groups (Alleles), and Human Disease

Sophie Jarraud, Christophe Mougel, Jean Thioulouse et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2002 · 1.1K citations

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