Population structure of Staphylococcus aureus from remote African Babongo Pygmies.
BACKGROUND: Pandemic community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates (CA-MRSA) predominantly encode the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), which can be associated with severe infections. Reports from non-indigenous Sub-Saharan African populations revealed a high prevalence of...
Main Authors: | Frieder Schaumburg, Robin Köck, Alexander W Friedrich, Solange Soulanoudjingar, Ulysse Ateba Ngoa, Christof von Eiff, Saadou Issifou, Peter G Kremsner, Mathias Herrmann, Georg Peters, Karsten Becker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3091839?pdf=render |
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