title: Dissemination of new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones in the community.
abstract: Multiple methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones carrying type IV staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec were identified in the community-acquired MRSA strains of both the United States and Australia. They multiplied much faster than health-care-associated MRSA and were resistant to fewer non-beta-lactam antibiotics. They seem to have been derived from more diverse S. aureus populations than health-care-associated MRSA strains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. hiram@med.juntendo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okuma
authors.forename: Kozue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwakawa
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Turnidge
authors.forename: Warren B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Grubb
authors.forename: Jan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Frances G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Geoffrey W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Coombs
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pearman
authors.forename: Fred C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tenover
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kapi
authors.forename: Chuntima
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tiensasitorn
authors.forename: Teruyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents