TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Israel
T2 - Dissemination of global clones and unique features
AU - Adler, Amos
AU - Chmelnitsky, I.
AU - Shitrit, P.
AU - Sprecher, H.
AU - Navon-Venezia, S.
AU - Embon, A.
AU - Khabra, E.
AU - Paitan, Y.
AU - Keren, L.
AU - Halperin, E.
AU - Carmeli, Y.
AU - Schwaber, M. J.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - From 2006 to 2009, 315 clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates were collected from 5 hospitals across Israel. Most isolates (64%) were related to the global clones spa types t001-SCCmec-I (SCCmec-I stands for staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type I) (n = 99; 31%), t002-SCCmec-II (n = 82; 26%), and t008-SCCmec-IV (n = 21; 7%), five of which were identified as MRSA strain USA-300. Seventeen strains unique to Israel were identified. SCCmec types IV and V were common among hospital-acquired isolates.
AB - From 2006 to 2009, 315 clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates were collected from 5 hospitals across Israel. Most isolates (64%) were related to the global clones spa types t001-SCCmec-I (SCCmec-I stands for staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type I) (n = 99; 31%), t002-SCCmec-II (n = 82; 26%), and t008-SCCmec-IV (n = 21; 7%), five of which were identified as MRSA strain USA-300. Seventeen strains unique to Israel were identified. SCCmec types IV and V were common among hospital-acquired isolates.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.05446-11
DO - 10.1128/JCM.05446-11
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C2 - 22031705
AN - SCOPUS:84555178937
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 50
SP - 134
EP - 137
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 1
ER -