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Difference in agr Dysfunction and Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility between MRSA Bacteremia Involving SCCmec Types IV/IVa and I–III

BACKGROUND: Dysfunction of agr, with reduced susceptibility or hetero-resistance to vancomycin, is thought to be associated with a worse outcome of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia (MRSAB). However, the difference in agr dysfunction according to the SCCmec type in MRSA i...

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Autores principales: Jang, Hee-Chang, Kang, Seung-Ji, Choi, Su-Mi, Park, Kyung-Hwa, Shin, Jong-Hee, Choy, Hyon E., Jung, Sook-In, Kim, Hong Bin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23152862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049136