Dissemination of New Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Clones in the Community

Okuma, Keiko; Iwakawa, Kozue; Turnidge, John; B. Grubb, Warren; Bell, Jan; O’Brien, Frances; W. Coombs, Geoffrey; W. Pearman, John; C. Tenover, Fred; Kapi, Maria; Tiensasitorn, Chuntima; Ito, Teruyo; Hiramatsu, Keiichi

doi:10.1128/jcm.40.11.4289-4294.2002

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Dissemination of New Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in the Community

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Oct 30, 2002

Authors:

Keiko Okuma

Kozue Iwakawa

John Turnidge

Abstract

Multiple methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones carrying type IV staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec were identified in the community-acquired MRSA strains of both the United States and Australia. They multiplied much faster than health-care-associated MRSA and were resistant t...

Subject

Staphylococcus aureus

Microbiology

Antibiotics

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