Methicillin‐Resistant Coagulase‐Negative Staphylococci in the Community: High Homology of SCCmec IVa between<i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>and Major Clones of Methicillin‐Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

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BACKGROUND: Data on community spread of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MR-CoNS) are scarce. We assessed their potential role as a reservoir of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) IVa, the leading SCCmec subtype in community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). METHODS: Nasal carriage of MR-CoNS was prospectively investigated in 291 adults at hospital...

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