Janjira Thaipadungpanitจันทร์จิรา ไทยผดุงพานิชPremjit Amornchaiเปรมจิตร อมรชัยNickerson, Emma K.Gumphol Wongsuvanกำพล วงศ์สุวรรณVanaporn Wuthiekanunวรรณพร วุฒิเอกอนันต์Direk Limmathurotsakulดิเรก ลิ้มมธุรสกุลPeacock, Sharon J.Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit.Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Department of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Department of Microbiology and Immunology.2015-04-232016-11-092015-04-232016-11-0920152015-04-212015-03Thaipadungpanit J, Amornchai P, Nickerson EK, Wongsuvan G, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D. et al. Clinical and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus argenteus infections in Thailand. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Mar;53(3):1005-8.0095-1137 (printed)1098-660X (electronic)https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/852Molecular typing of 246 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from unselected patients in Thailand showed that 10 (4.1%) were actually Staphylococcus argenteus. Contrary to the suggestion that S. argenteus is less virulent than S. aureus, we demonstrated comparable rates of morbidity, death, and health care-associated infection in patients infected with either of these two species.engEpidemiologyMolecularStaphylococcus argenteusOpen Access articleClinical and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus argenteus infections in Thailand.ArticleJournal of Clinical Microbiology10.1128/JCM.03049-14.