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Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineages in five major African towns: emergence and spread of atypical clones.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2011
Breurec S, Zriouil S B, Fall C, Boisier P, Brisse S, Djibo S, Etienne J, Fonkoua M C, Perrier-Gros-Claude J D, Pouillot R, Ramarokoto C E, Randrianirina F, Tall A, Thiberge J M, Laurent F, Garin B
Abstract excerpt
The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Africa is poorly documented. From January 2007 to March 2008, we collected 86 MRSA isolates from five African towns, one each in Cameroon, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger and Senegal. Although one or two major clones, defined by the sequence type and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type, predominated at each site, genetic diversity (ten...
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