Prevalence and characterization of human mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in England

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 907-910

  Paterson, G K ^a   Morgan, F J E ^a   Harrison, E M ^a   Cartwright, E J P ^b,c,d   Torok M E ^b,c,d   Zadoks, R N ^e,f   Parkhill, J ^g   Peacock, S J ^b,c,d,g   Holmes, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^f MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^g WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mec genes; MRSA; S. aureus; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MECC GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

MEC GENES; MRSA; S. AUREUS; SURVEILLANCE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ENGLAND; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84896486141     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt462     Document Type: Article

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