Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones, Western Australia

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones, Western Australia

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was first reported in Western Australia in the early 1990s from indigenous peoples living in remote areas. Although a statewide policy of screening all hospital patients and staff who have lived outside the state for MRSA has pr...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey W. Coombs, Julie C. Pearson, Frances G. O'Brien, Ronan J. Murray, Warren B. Grubb, Keryn J. Christiansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
epidemic MRSA
community MRSA
multilocus sequence typing
SCCmec
PVL toxin
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/2/05-0454_article

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