Epidemiology and risk factors of Staphylococcus aureus CC398 bone and joint infections

Epidemiology and risk factors of Staphylococcus aureus CC398 bone and joint infections

Abstract Background A particular ability of the Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 398 (CC398) to cause bone and joint infections (BJI) remains questionable, since some studies have described high prevalence of MSSA CC398 in prosthetic joint infection (PJI) and diabetic foot ostemolyelitis (DFO)....

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Main Authors: Kevin Bouiller, Didier Hocquet, Marlene Sauget, Xavier Bertrand, Catherine Chirouze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Prosthetic joint infection
Bone joint infection
Diabetic foot infection
Human ST398
Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
CC398
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05098-0

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