Identification and Clinical Significance of Helcococcus kunzii in Human Samples.
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چکیده
From 2008 to 2013, 39 Helcococcus kunzii strains were collected from human clinical specimens (79% from foot ulcers), and 85% of the 39 patients were infected. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and molecular methods accurately identified all isolates. This large study of clinical observations confirms the potential pathogenic role of H. kunzii.
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Identification and clinical significance of Helcococcus kunzii in human
24 From 2008 to 2013, 39 Helcococcus kunzii strains were collected from human clinical 25 specimens (79% from foot ulcers) and 85% of patients were infected. MALDI-TOF mass 26 spectrometry as well as molecular methods accurately identified all isolates. This large study 27 of clinical observations confirms the potential pathogenic role of H. kunzii. 28 29
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 53 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015