title: Partial atlE sequencing of Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from prosthetic joint infections.
abstract: Partial atlE sequencing (atlE nucleotides 2782 to 3114 [atlE(2782-3114)]) was performed in 41 Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and 44 isolates from skin as controls. The atlE(2782-3114) allele 1 (type strain sequence) was significantly more frequent in PJI strains (38/41 versus 29/44 in controls; P = 0.0023). Most PJI strains were positive for mecA, icaA/icaD, and IS256, and most belonged to the sequence type 27 subgroup, suggesting the involvement of few related clones.
authors.affiliation: AP-HP, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. valerie.sivadon-tardy@apr.aphp.fr
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sivadon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rottman
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Quincampoix
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Prunier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Le Moal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Mazancourt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoffmeyer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lortat-Jacob
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piriou
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Judet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gaillard
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D037521:Virulence Factors