Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Israel: Dissemination of global clones and unique features

Amos Adler; I. Chmelnitsky; P. Shitrit; H. Sprecher; S. Navon-Venezia; A. Embon; E. Khabra; Y. Paitan; L. Keren; E. Halperin; Y. Carmeli; M. J. Schwaber

doi:10.1128/JCM.05446-11

Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Israel: Dissemination of global clones and unique features

Amos Adler
, I. Chmelnitsky
, P. Shitrit
, H. Sprecher
, S. Navon-Venezia
, A. Embon
, E. Khabra
, Y. Paitan
, L. Keren
, E. Halperin
, Y. Carmeli
, M. J. Schwaber

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	134-137
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	50
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.05446-11
State	Published - Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Adler, A., Chmelnitsky, I., Shitrit, P., Sprecher, H., Navon-Venezia, S., Embon, A., Khabra, E., Paitan, Y., Keren, L., Halperin, E., Carmeli, Y., & Schwaber, M. J. (2012). Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Israel: Dissemination of global clones and unique features. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 50(1), 134-137. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.05446-11

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