Journal article
Comparative Genomics of Canadian Epidemic Lineages of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogen that has disseminated throughout Canadian hospitals and communities. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of over 9,300 MRSA isolates obtained from the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program has identified 10 epidemic strain types in Canada (CMRSA1 to CMRSA10). In an attempt to determine specific genetic factors that have contributed to their high prevalence in community …
Authors
Christianson S; Golding GR; Campbell J; Mulvey MR
Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 1904–1911
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
June 2007
DOI
10.1128/jcm.02500-06
ISSN
0095-1137