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Origin and evolution of European community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
mBio - 26 Aug 2014
Stegger Marc, Wirth Thierry, Andersen Paal S, Skov Robert L, De Grassi Anna, Simões Patricia Martins, Tristan Anne, Petersen Andreas, Aziz Maliha, Kiil Kristoffer, Cirković Ivana, Udo Edet E, del Campo Rosa, Vuopio-Varkila Jaana, Ahmad Norazah, Tokajian Sima, Peters Georg, Schaumburg Frieder, Olsson-Liljequist Barbro, Givskov Michael, Driebe Elizabeth E, Vigh Henrik E, Shittu Adebayo, Ramdani-Bougessa Nadjia, Rasigade Jean-Philippe, Price Lance B, Vandenesch Francois, Larsen Anders R, Laurent Frederic
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) was recognized in Europe and worldwide in the late 1990s. Within a decade, several genetically and geographically distinct CA-MRSA lineages carrying the small SCCmec type IV and V genetic elements and the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) emerged around the world. In Europe, the predominant CA-MRSA strain belongs to clonal...
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