Article
Evolution and diversity of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a geographical region.
BMC microbiology - 29 Sept 2011
Coombs Geoffrey W, Monecke Stefan, Pearson Julie C, Tan Hui-leen, Chew Yi-Kong, Wilson Lynne, Ehricht Ralf, O'Brien Frances G, Christiansen Keryn J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) was first reported in remote regions of Western Australia and is now the predominant MRSA isolated in the state. The objective of this study is to determine the genetic relatedness of Western Australian CA-MRSA clones within different multilocus sequence type (MLST) clonal clusters providing an insight into the frequency of S....
Topics
- Community-Acquired Infections
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Methicillin Resistance
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Phylogeny
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Western Australia