Severe disease caused by community-associated MRSA ST398 Type V, Australia, 2017

Using whole-genome sequencing, we identified a community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) sequence type (ST) 398 type V (5C2&5) isolate (typically found in China) in Australia in 2017. This CA-MRSA ST398 variant was highly virulent, similar to other related CA-MRS...

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Main Authors: Coombs, Geoffrey, Pang, S., Daley, D., Lee, Y., Abraham, S., Leroi, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: US Department of Health and Human Services 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73664