Increased risk of thrombocytopenia and death in patients with bacteremia caused by high alpha toxin-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
F. Alhurayri, E. Porter, R. Douglas-Louis, E. Minejima, J. Bubeck Wardenburg, A. Wong-Beringer
This study links high alpha toxin (Hla) activity in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates to increased risk of thrombocytopenia and mortality in bacteremia patients.
bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2021Microbiology