Genotypic diversity of coagulase-negative staphylococci causing endocarditis: a global perspective.
J Clin Microbiol
; 46(5): 1780-4, 2008 May.
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| ID: mdl-18367572
ABSTRACT
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are important causes of infective endocarditis (IE), but their microbiological profiles are poorly described. We performed DNA target sequencing and susceptibility testing for 91 patients with definite CNS IE who were identified from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Microbiology, a large, multicenter, multinational consortium. A hierarchy of gene sequences demonstrated great genetic diversity within CNS from patients with definite endocarditis that represented diverse geographic regions. In particular, rpoB sequence data demonstrated unique genetic signatures with the potential to serve as an important tool for global surveillance.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Polimorfismo Genético
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Staphylococcus
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Endocarditis Bacteriana
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos