Are bloodstream leukocytes Trojan Horses for the metastasis of Staphylococcus aureus?

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Published in Nat Rev Microbiol on February 07, 2011

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Guy E Thwaites1, Vanya Gant

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1: Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Imperial College, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK. guy.thwaites@btinternet.com

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