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Review
. 1995 Mar;9(1):11-24.

Staphylococcus aureus infections in diabetic patients

J D Breen  1 , A W Karchmer
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  • PMID: 7769212
Review

Staphylococcus aureus infections in diabetic patients

J D Breen et al. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1995 Mar.

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus infections may occur with greater frequency among patients with diabetes mellitus. This article reviews the available literature as it pertains to diabetes and S. aureus in three categories: colonization/carriage, bacteremia with or without metastatic complications, and dialysis-related infections. The clinical entity of pyomyositis is also discussed.

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