RdJ detection tests to identify a unique MRSA clone of ST105-SCCmecII lineage and its variants disseminated in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro

RdJ detection tests to identify a unique MRSA clone of ST105-SCCmecII lineage and its variants disseminated in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro

Hospital bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is frequently related to invasive procedures and medically complex patients. An important feature of MRSA is the clonal structure of its population. Speci...

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Main Authors: Matheus Assis Côrtes Esteves, Alice Slotfeldt Viana, Gabriela Nogueira Viçosa, Ana Maria Nunes Botelho, Ahmed M. Moustafa, Felipe Raposo Passos Mansoldo, Adriana Lucia Pires Ferreira, Alane Beatriz Vermelho, Bernadete Teixeira Ferreira-Carvalho, Paul Joseph Planet, Agnes Marie Sá Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
emerging MRSA
rapid test for clonality detection
biomarker search
pangenome matrix
bacterial genomics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1275918/full

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