Accessory Gene Regulator Group II Polymorphism in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Is Predictive of Failure of Vancomycin Therapy
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- 15 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 38 (12) , 1700-1705
- https://doi.org/10.1086/421092
Abstract
We studied methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates to determine if the group II polymorphism at the accessory gene regulator (agrKeywords
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