A Field Guide to Pandemic, Epidemic and Sporadic Clones of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

In recent years, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have become a truly global challenge. In addition to the long-known healthcare-associated clones, novel strains have also emerged outside of the hospital settings, in the community as well as in livestock. The emergence and spread o...

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Main Authors: Monecke, S., Coombs, Geoffrey, Shore, A., Coleman, D., Akpaka, P., Borg, M., Chow, H., Ip, M., Jatzwaulk, L., Jonas, D., Kadlec, K., Kearns, A., Laurent, F., O'Brien, Frances, Pearson, J., Ruppelt, A., Schwarz, S., Scicluna, E., Slickers, P., Tan, H., Weber, S., Ehricht, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39594