Insight into the Clonal Lineage and Antimicrobial Resistance of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> from Vascular Access Infections before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Chih-Chen Kao (Author), Chi-Hsiang Lai (Author), Min-Yi Wong (Author), Tsung-Yu Huang (Author), Yuan-Hsi Tseng (Author), Chu-Hsueh Lu (Author), Chien-Chao Lin (Author), Yao-Kuang Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients receiving hemodialysis are at risk of vascular access infections (VAIs) and are particularly vulnerable to the opportunistic pathogen <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. Hemodialysis patients were also at increased risk of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study...