| Literature DB >> 28389926 |
Irene Muñoz-Gallego1, Jaime Lora-Tamayo2, Dafne Pérez-Montarelo1, Patricia Brañas1, Esther Viedma1, Fernando Chaves1.
Abstract
We have explored the relationship of phenotypic (antibiogram, β-haemolysis, agr functionality, biofilm formation) and genotypic characteristics on the prognosis of 18 cases of methicillin-resistant S. aureus prosthetic joint infection (2005-2015). All isolates belonged to CC5, and had agr type II. This pilot study suggests that phage-borne genes belonging to the immune evasion cluster (chp, sak and scn) were more frequent among episodes with treatment failure (80.0 vs. 37.5%).Entities:
Keywords: Biofilms; Bone infections; DAIR; Joint infections; MRSA
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28389926 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-017-1011-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infection ISSN: 0300-8126 Impact factor: 3.553