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Genetic relatedness of Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from cystic fibrosis patients at a tertiary academic hospital in Pretoria, South Africa

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited recessive disease that affects mucocillary clearance in the lung, allowing it to be colonised with bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus. To survive in the CF lung S. aureus adapts both phenotypically and genotypically, through various mechanisms. In this study,...

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Autores principales: Goolam Mahomed, T., Kock, M. M., Masekela, R., Hoosien, E., Ehlers, M. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30111773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30725-x