Multisensitive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Malaysia
Multisensitive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Malaysia
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DOI:
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.07.016
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发表时间:
2008-12-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Ghazali, Fadzilah Mohd Nor
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作者:
Sam, I-Ching;Kahar-Bador, Maria;Ghazali, Fadzilah Mohd Nor
The 1st 9 clinical isolates of multisensitive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) from Malaysia carry SCCmec type IN and predominantly cause skin and soft-tissue infections. Seven were classified as nosocomially acquired. There was considerable clonal diversity, with both pandemic and novel multilocus sequence types detected. CA-MRSA rates appear to be increasing in our hospital, warranting close surveillance. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.