Clonal Structure and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Strains from Invasive Infections in Paediatric Patients from South Poland: Association between Age, spa Types, Clonal Complexes, and Genetic Markers

• Weronika M. Ilczyszyn,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

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• Artur J. Sabat,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Viktoria Akkerboom,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Anna Szkarlat,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Microbiology, Children’s University Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

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• Joanna Klepacka,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Microbiology, Children’s University Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

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• Iwona Sowa-Sierant,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Microbiology, Children’s University Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

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• Barbara Wasik,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Microbiology, Children’s University Hospital, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

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• Maja Kosecka-Strojek,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

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• Aneta Buda,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

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• Jacek Miedzobrodzki ,

  * E-mail: jacek.miedzobrodzki@uj.edu.pl

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

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• Alexander W. Friedrich

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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