Completed genome and emergence scenario of the multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis ST215

Abstract Background A multidrug-resistant lineage of Staphylococcus epidermidis named ST215 is a common cause of prosthetic joint infections and other deep surgical site infections in Northern Europe, but is not present elsewhere. The increasing resistance among S. epidermidis strains is a global co...

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Published in:	BMC Microbiology
Main Authors:	Therese Kellgren, Chinmay Dwibedi, Micael Widerström, David Sundell, Caroline Öhrman, Andreas Sjödin, Tor Monsen, Patrik Rydén, Anders Johansson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Staphylococcus epidermidis Cross infection/epidemiology Healthcare-associated infections Whole-genome sequencing Drug resistance, multiple, bacterial multidrug resistance
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03367-5