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- This study examined how earlier colonization of the throat may influence the risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients. * Researchers used pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to analyze the genetic patterns of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria collected from patients on ventilators. * Both oxacillin-resistant and oxacillin-susceptible strains of the bacteria were studied to assess their relationship to pneumonia development in the ICU setting.
Article Abstract
This study evaluated the relationship between previous colonization of the oropharynx and development of ventilator-associated pneumonia through the classification of genomic fingerprint pattern by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of both oxacillin-resistant and oxacillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from hospitalized patients in an intensive care unit.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204970 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1517-83822014000300015 | DOI Listing |
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