Dissemination of New Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in the Community
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- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 40 (11) , 4289-4294
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.40.11.4289-4294.2002
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.Keywords
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