Emergence, Spread, and Characterization of Phage Variants of Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus 16 in England and Wales

doi:10.1128/jcm.42.11.5154-5160.2004

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Emergence, Spread, and Characterization of Phage Variants of Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus 16 in England and Wales

1 Nov 2004

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Epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 16 (EMRSA-16) and EMRSA-15 are the two most important and prevalent EMRSA strains found in the United Kingdom and have also been found in a number of European countries and the United States. We describe for the first time the spread of an EMRSA strain (EMRSA-16) from its point of origin in one hospital to the surrounding hospitals and regions over the...

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