Fatal case of ST8/SCCmecIVl community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Japan
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) with ST8/SCCmecIV threatens human health. However, its pathogenesis remains unclear. ST8 CA-MRSA (CA-MRSA/J) with SCCmecIVl, which carries the large LPXTG-motif–containing putative adhesin gene, spj, has emerged in Japan. We...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-11-01
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| Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300647 |