Article
The emerging ST8 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone in the community in Japan: associated infections, genetic diversity, and comparative genomics.
Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2015
Iwao Yasuhisa, Ishii Rumiko, Tomita Yusuke, Shibuya Yasuhiro, Takano Tomomi, Hung Wei-chun, Higuchi Wataru, Isobe Hirokazu, Nishiyama Akihito, Yano Mio, Matsumoto Tetsuya, Ogata Kikuyo, Okubo Takeshi, Khokhlova Olga, Ho Pak-leung, Yamamoto Tatsuo
Abstract excerpt
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has become a major concern worldwide. In the United States, ST8 CA-MRSA with SCCmecIVa (USA300) has been predominant, affecting the entire United States. In this study, we investigated Japanese ST8 CA-MRSA with new SCCmecIV1 (designated ST8 CA-MRSA/J), which has emerged in Japan since 2003. Regarding community spread and infections, ST8...
Topics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Genome, Bacterial
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Humans
- Japan
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Phylogeny