Virulence gene profiling and molecular characterization of hospital-acquired Staphylococcus aureus isolates associated with bloodstream infection

Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in US Hospitals: Analysis of 24,179 Cases from a Prospective Nationwide Surveillance Study

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Multilocus Sequence Typing for Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Clones of<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Mark C. Enright, Nicholas Day, Catrin E. Davies et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2000 · 3K citations · Full text

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Comparison of Community- and Health Care–Associated Methicillin-Resistant &lt;EMPH TYPE="ITAL"&gt;Staphylococcus aureus&lt;/EMPH&gt; Infection

Timothy S. Naimi · JAMA · 2003 · 1.7K citations

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Typing of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in a University Hospital Setting by Using Novel Software for <i>spa</i> Repeat Determination and Database Management

Dag Harmsen, Heike Claus, Wolfgang Witte et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2003 · 1.6K 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

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +16