Variability in SCC<it>mec</it><sub>N1 </sub>spreading among injection drug users in Zurich, Switzerland

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An extremely low level methicillin resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>(MRSA) belonging to ST45, circulates among intravenous drug users in the Zurich area. This clone can be misinterpreted as an MSSA by phenotypic o...

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Main Authors: McCallum Nadine, Berger-Bächi Brigitte, Ender Miriam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/62