First documented case of a Staphylococcus lugdunensis strain carrying the mecA gene in Northern Europe
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a clinically common wound pathogen belonging to coagulase-negative staphylococci. We herein report the first case of a S. lugdunensis isolate carrying the mecA gene in Northern Europe.
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