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Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ΨUSA300 among Japanese people with HIV, resulted from stepwise mutations in 2010s.
Scientific reports - 23 May 2023
Shinohara Koh, Uehara Yuki, Teruya Katsuji, Sasaki Takashi, Baba Tadashi, Nakaminami Hidemasa, Kananizadeh Pegah, Morimoto Yuh, Kikuchi Yoshimi, Oka Shinichi
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Although infection with the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone USA300 is extremely rare in Japan, the uniquely evolved clone ΨUSA300 has been reported in Japan. An outbreak of a distinct USA300 clone was recently reported in an HIV/AIDS referral hospital in Tokyo. The present study investigated the evolutionary origin and genetic diversity of USA300-related clones causing regional outbreaks...
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