Microbiological characteristics of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus causing uncomplicated bacteremia and infective endocarditis.
Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of community-associated bacteremia (SAB) and infective endocarditis (IE). No significant differences in distribution or frequency of genes encoding virulence factors, including genes encoding adhesins, were found between isolates from the IE and SAB groups (12 IE and 10 SAB patients).
Division of Clinical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chia-Yu
CY
Chi
Shih-Min
SM
Wang
Chia-Chun
CC
Lin
Ching-Chuan
CC
Liu
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors