Dissemination of New Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Clones in the Community
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(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Maria Kapi(Juntendo University), Chuntima Tiensasitorn(Juntendo University), Teruyo Ito(Juntendo University), Keiichi Hiramatsu(Juntendo University)
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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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