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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 7(47), p. 2321-2324, 2009

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01971-08

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Partial atlE Sequencing of Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains from Prosthetic Joint Infections

Journal article published in 2009 by V. Sivadon, M. Rottman ORCID, J.-C. Quincampoix, E. Prunier, M. Le Moal, P. de Mazancourt, P. Hoffmeyer, A. Lortat-Jacob, P. Piriou, T. Judet, L. Bernard, J.-L. Gaillard
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Partial atlE sequencing ( atlE nucleotides 2782 to 3114 [ atlE 2782-3114 ]) was performed in 41 Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and 44 isolates from skin as controls. The atlE 2782-3114 allele 1 (type strain sequence) was significantly more frequent in PJI strains (38/41 versus 29/44 in controls; P = 0.0023). Most PJI strains were positive for mecA , icaA / icaD , and IS 256 , and most belonged to the sequence type 27 subgroup, suggesting the involvement of few related clones.