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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of the clonal lineage ST5-SCCmecII-t2460 was associated with high mortality in a Wuhan hospital.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Dec 2021
Li Xuehan, Zhang Jing, Zhang Yifan, Zhou Junying, Li Xinwei, Feng Ruo, Li Yirong
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important human pathogen that can cause serious infectious diseases. An emerging MRSA strain, ST5-SCCmecII spa-type-t2460 (SMRSA), has spread rapidly since its recent emergence in China, but little information is available about this lineage. In this study, 91 MRSA isolates were collected from patients treated in the Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University,...
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