Evolution and diversity of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a geographical region

Background: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) was first reported in remote regions of Western Australia and is now the predominant MRSA isolated in the state. The objective of this study is to determine the genetic relatedness of Western Australian CA-MRSA cl...

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Main Authors: Coombs, Geoffrey, Monecke, S., Pearson, J., Tan, H., Kong, Y., Wilson, L., Ehricht, R., O'Brien, Frances, Christiansen, Keryn
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25600