Polymorphisms in Fibronectin Binding Proteins A and B among Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates Are Not Associated with Arthroplasty Infection

Emily M. Eichenberger; Joshua T. Thaden; Batu Sharma-Kuinkel; Lawrence P. Park; Thomas H. Rude; Felicia Ruffin; Nina J. Hos; Harald Seifert; Siegbert Rieg; Winfried V. Kern; Steven K. Lower; Vance G. Fowler Jr.; Achim J. Kaasch

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141436

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Polymorphisms in Fibronectin Binding Proteins A and B among Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates Are Not Associated with Arthroplasty Infection

Emily M. Eichenberger ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Emily M. Eichenberger, Joshua T. Thaden

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America
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Joshua T. Thaden ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Emily M. Eichenberger, Joshua T. Thaden

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America
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Batu Sharma-Kuinkel,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America
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Lawrence P. Park,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America
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Thomas H. Rude,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America
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Felicia Ruffin,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America
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Nina J. Hos,

Affiliation Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Goldenfelsstraße 19-21, 50935 Cologne, Germany
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Harald Seifert,

Affiliations Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Goldenfelsstraße 19-21, 50935 Cologne, Germany, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Bonn-Cologne, University of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne, Germany
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Siegbert Rieg,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine II, University Medical Center Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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Winfried V. Kern,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine II, University Medical Center Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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Steven K. Lower,

Affiliation Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States of America
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Vance G. Fowler Jr. ,

* E-mail: vance.fowler@duke.edu

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America
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Achim J. Kaasch

Affiliation Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Goldenfelsstraße 19-21, 50935 Cologne, Germany
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Polymorphisms in Fibronectin Binding Proteins A and B among Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates Are Not Associated with Arthroplasty Infection

Emily M. Eichenberger,
Joshua T. Thaden,
Batu Sharma-Kuinkel,
Lawrence P. Park,
Thomas H. Rude,
Felicia Ruffin,
Nina J. Hos,
Harald Seifert,
Siegbert Rieg,
Winfried V. Kern

Published: November 25, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141436

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