Fatal case of ST8/SCCmecIVl community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Japan

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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Main Authors: N. Ishitobi, T.-W. Wan, O.E. Khokhlova, L.-J. Teng, Y. Yamamori, T. Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300647

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