Prevalence, genetic characteristics, and antimicrobial resistance of staphylococcal isolates from oral cavity and skin surface of healthy individuals in northern Japan

• Main Authors: Mina Hirose (Author), Meiji Soe Aung (Author), Yusuke Fujita (Author), Sayaka Sakakibara (Author), Erika Minowa-Suzuki (Author), Maiko Otomo (Author), Yoshihito Kurashige (Author), Masato Saitoh (Author), Yukito Hirose (Author), Nobumichi Kobayashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Oral cavity is an ecological niche for colonization of staphylococci, which are a major bacterial species causing community-acquired infections in humans. In this study, prevalence, and characteristics of staphylococci in oral cavity and skin of healthy individuals were investigated in n...