High mortality impact of Staphylococcus argenteus on patients with community-onset staphylococcal bacteraemia

Staphylococcus aureus is an important human commensal bacterium with the potential for invasive infection as well as significant infection-associated morbidity and mortality [1-3]. The epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, clinical characteristics and outcomes of S. aureus infections, therefore, have been extensively elaborated in numerous studies for the best treatment results [1-6]. Recently, this issue has been complicated by the recognition of an early branching, divergent lineage with approximately 10% nucleotide divergence compared to traditional S.
Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Source Type: research