Clinical and molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Chinese children: association among the agr groups and genotypes, virulence genes and disease types

CONCLUSIONS: An association among the agr groups and genotypes, as well as specific toxin genes, was observed among the S. aureus strains isolated from Chinese children. However, a statistical correlation was not found among the agr groups and disease types.PMID:33660136 | DOI:10.1007/s12519-021-00421-4

Source: World Journal of Pediatrics : WJP - March 4, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Yan Xu Su-Yun Qian Kai-Hu Yao Fang Dong Wen-Qi Song Chen Sun Xin Yang Jing- Hui Zhen Xi-Qing Liu Zhi -Yong Lv Xi Yang Source Type: research