Clonal Structure and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Strains from Invasive Infections in Paediatric Patients from South Poland: Association between Age, spa Types, Clonal Complexes, and Genetic Markers.

The aim of current study was to examine clonal structure and genetic profile of invasive Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from infants and children treated at the Jagiellonian University Children's Hospital of Krakow, Poland. The 107 invasive S. aureus isolates, collected between Februa...

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Main Authors: Weronika M Ilczyszyn, Artur J Sabat, Viktoria Akkerboom, Anna Szkarlat, Joanna Klepacka, Iwona Sowa-Sierant, Barbara Wasik, Maja Kosecka-Strojek, Aneta Buda, Jacek Miedzobrodzki, Alexander W Friedrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4798296?pdf=render