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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Wang, Jann-Tay ; Fang, Chi-Tai ; Chen, Yee-Chun ; Wu, Chia-Ling ; Chen, Mei-Ling ; ... More +
Wang, Jann-Tay ; Fang, Chi-Tai ; Chen, Yee-Chun ; Wu, Chia-Ling ; Chen, Mei-Ling ; Chang, Shan-Chwen Less -
Description:
To determine the predominant staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) mec element in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, we typed 190 isolates from a hospital in Taiwan. We found a shift from type IV to type III SCCmec element during 1992-2003, perhaps caused by selective pressure from indiscriminate use of antimicrobial drugs.
Subject:
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Chromosomes, Bacterial
Cross Infection
Dispatch
Humans
Incidence
Methicillin
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Methicillin Resistance
Molecular Epidemiology
Multilocus Sequence Typing
SCCmec
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus Aureus
Taiwan

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 13(3):494-497.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:e047c6f238416a40795ec0e766198e33eab13efbe371c368a3f18600037ec92c
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