A genomic portrait of the emergence, evolution, and global spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pandemic

A genomic portrait of the emergence, evolution, and global spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pandemic

The widespread use of antibiotics in association with high-density clinical care has driven the emergence of drugresistant bacteria that are adapted to thrive in hospitalized patients. Of particular concern are globally disseminated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones that caus...

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Main Authors: Holden, M., Hsu, L., Kurt, K., Weinert, L., Mather, A., Harris, S., Strommenger, B., Layer, F., Witte, W., de Lencastre, H., Skov, R., Westh, H., Zemlickova, H., Coombs, Geoffrey, Kearns, A., Hill, R., Edgeworth, J., Gould, I., Gant, V., Cooke, J., Edwards, G., McAdam, P., Templeton, K., McCann, A., Zhou, Z., Castillo-Ramirez, S., Feil, E., Hudson, L., Enright, M., Balloux, F., Aanensen, D., Spratt, B., Fitzgerald, J., Parkhill, J., Achtman, M., Bentley, S., Nubel, U.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2013
Subjects:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28501

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