The molecular epidemiology and evolution of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 in Western Australia

Between 2003 and 2008, 76 clinical isolates of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus strain 'West Australian methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-12'(WA MRSA-12) were recovered from 72 patients living in the Perth area in Western Australia. These isol...

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Main Authors: Monecke, S., Ehricht, R., Slickers, P., Tan, H., Coombs, Geoffrey
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34691