Coagulase and protein A polymorphisms do not contribute to persistence of nasal colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus.

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Published in J Med Microbiol on March 01, 1997

Authors

A Van Belkum1, N H Riewarts Eriksen, M Sijmons, W Van Leeuwen, M Van den Bergh, J Kluytmans, F Espersen, H Verbrugh

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Bacteriology, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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