SCCmec typing of PVL-positive community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) at a Japanese hospital

SCCmec typing of PVL-positive community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) at a Japanese hospital

The epidemiology of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive MRSA in community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) was examined. Three hundred and forty-two CA-MRSA strains that were susceptible to imipenem and cefazolin were isolated from 1107 samples (intravenous cathe...

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Main Authors: Toshitaka Funaki, Tsutomu Yasuhara, Satoshi Kugawa, Yohei Yamazaki, Emi Sugano, Yoshimi Nagakura, Katsuhiko Yoshida, Kunihiko Fukuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Infectious disease
Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019312952

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