Title: Genome and virulence determinants of high virulence community-acquired MRSA. | Journal: Lancet (London, England). 2002 May;359(9320):1819-27 | Authors: Baba T, Takeuchi F, Kuroda M, Yuzawa H, Aoki K, Oguchi A, Nagai Y, Iwama N, Asano K, Naimi T, Kuroda H, Cui L, Yamamoto K, Hiramatsu K. | Abstract: A new type of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), designated community-acquired MRSA, is becoming increasingly noticeable in the community, some strains of which cause fatal infections in otherwise healthy individuals. By contrast with hospital-acquired MRSA, community-acquired MRSA is more susceptible to non b-lactam antibiotics. We investigated the high virulence potential of certain strains of this bacterium. | See full PubMed entry: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12044378 |
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