Diversity of community acquired MRSA carrying the PVL gene in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

doi:10.1007/s10096-011-1203-4

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Diversity of community acquired MRSA carrying the PVL gene in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2011

Costello M-E, Huygens F

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Emergence and dissemination of community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains are being reported with increasing frequency in Australia and worldwide. These strains of CA-MRSA are genetically diverse and distinct in Australia. Genotyping of CA-MRSA using eight highly-discriminatory single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is a rapid and robust method for monitoring the...

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacterial Toxins
Cluster Analysis
Community-Acquired Infections
Exotoxins
Female
Humans
Leukocidins
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Middle Aged
Molecular Epidemiology
Molecular Typing
New South Wales
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Queensland

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PMID: 21424382
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1203-4

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