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Changing molecular epidemiology and characteristics of MRSA isolated from bloodstream infections: nationwide surveillance in Japan in 2019.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 28 Jul 2022
Kaku Norihito, Sasaki Daisuke, Ota Kenji, Miyazaki Taiga, Yanagihara Katsunori
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Some single-centre studies have reported that MRSA carrying the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type IV has been increasing in bloodstream infections (BSIs) in Japan. Therefore, we conducted nationwide surveillance for MRSA BSIs to investigate the extent of such change across Japan. METHODS: We recruited 51 Japanese hospitals from the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. MRSA...
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