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Predominance of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type IV among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a Swedish county and presence of unknown SCCmec types with Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jun 2005
Berglund C, Mölling P, Sjöberg L, Söderquist B
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an established nosocomial pathogen, but has recently begun to appear in the community. The clones in the community may not have originated in the hospital setting, and are referred to as community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA). Resistance to methicillin is mediated by the gene mecA, which is carried by the mobile genetic element staphylococcal cassette chromosome...
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