Dissemination of New Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in the Community
K Okuma, K Iwakawa, JD Turnidge… - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
K Okuma, K Iwakawa, JD Turnidge, WB Grubb, JM Bell, FG O'Brien, GW Coombs…
Journal of clinical microbiology, 2002•Am Soc MicrobiolMultiple 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 to fewer non-beta-lactam antibiotics. They seem to
have been derived from more diverse S. aureus populations than health-care-associated
MRSA strains.
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 to fewer non-beta-lactam antibiotics. They seem to
have been derived from more diverse S. aureus populations than health-care-associated
MRSA strains.
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 to fewer non-beta-lactam antibiotics. They seem to have been derived from more diverse S. aureus populations than health-care-associated MRSA strains.
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