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[Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: current status and molecular epidemiological
Teruyo Ito1, Kyoko Kuwahara, Ken Hisata
1Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University.
Abstract:
MRSA has been a major causative agent of nosocomial infection. However, recently MRSA has become increasingly isolated from community-associated infections. We summarized here up to date information about community-associated MRSA (C-MRSA) infections and characteristics of C-MRSA strains based on molecular analysis. By using the SCCmec typing, strong evidence was provided for the independent derivation of healthcare-associated MRSA and C-MRSA clones.