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Dissemination of New Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Clones in the Community
Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2002 · Vol. 40(11) · pp. 4289–4294
Keiko Okuma✉(Juntendo University)Kozue Iwakawa(Juntendo University)John Turnidge(Women's and Children's Hospital)Warren B. Grubb(Curtin University)Jan Bell(Women's and Children's Hospital)Frances O’Brien(Curtin University)Geoffrey W. Coombs(Royal Perth Hospital)John W. Pearman(Royal Perth Hospital)Fred C. Tenover(National Center for Infectious Diseases)Maria Kapi(Juntendo University)Chuntima Tiensasitorn(Juntendo University)Teruyo Ito(Juntendo University)Keiichi Hiramatsu(Juntendo University)
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.
Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingMycobacterium research and diagnosisStaphylococcus aureusMicrobiologyAntibioticsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcal infectionsBiologyMicrococcaceaeStaphylococcal Skin InfectionsAntibacterial agentBacteria
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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAustraliaHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusUnited StatesMethicillin ResistanceCommunity-Acquired Infections
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