Novel Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC8 Clone Identified in a Hospital Setting in Armenia

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been sparse in low- and middle-income countries, therefore, its population structure is unknown for many regions. We conducted a pilot surveillance of MRSA in the maternity ward of a teaching hospital in Armenia,...

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Main Authors: Dorota Jamrozy, Raju Misra, Zhen Xu, Mary M. Ter-Stepanyan, Karine S. Kocharyan, Rory Cave, Armen Dz Hambardzumyan, Hermine V. Mkrtchyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
CC8
WGS
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01592/full