title: Hospital outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus followed by an in vivo change to a mecA-negative mutant with loss of epidemicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Atrium Medical Centre, Heerlen, The Netherlands. j.wagenvoort@gozl.nl
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wagenvoort
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Toenbreker
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Heck
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wannet
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D002267:Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D009426:Netherlands; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D010458:Peptidyl Transferases; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D010458:Peptidyl Transferases; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; D002267:Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase