Severe Disease Caused by Community-Associated MRSA ST398 Type V, Australia, 2017

Severe Disease Caused by Community-Associated MRSA ST398 Type V, Australia, 2017

Using whole-genome sequencing, we identified a community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) sequence type (ST) 398 type V (5C2&5) isolate (typically found in China) in Australia in 2017. This CA-MRSA ST398 variant was highly virulent, similar to other related CA-MRS...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey W. Coombs, Stanley Pang, Denise A. Daley, Yung Thin Lee, Sam Abraham, Marcel Leroi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus
endocarditis
sepsis
livestock
MRSA
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/18-1136_article

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