Population structure analyses of Staphylococcus aureus at Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa, reveals a diverse population, a high prevalence of Panton–Valentine.

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Population structure analyses of Staphylococcus aureus at Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa, reveals a diverse population, a high prevalence of Panton–Valentine leukocidin genes, and unique local methicillin-resistant S. aureus clones W.F. Oosthuysen, H. Orth, C.J. Lombard, B. Sinha, E. Wasserman Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 20, Issue 7, Pages 652-659 (July 2014) DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12452 Copyright © 2014 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 1 The distribution of isolates collected according to source. The isolates are displayed as collected according to the clinical source, starting with the most prevalent source (skin and soft tissue). The number of isolates collected from each source is also indicated. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2014 20, 652-659DOI: (10.1111/1469-0691.12452) Copyright © 2014 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions