Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Israel: dissemination of global clones and unique features.
From 2006 to 2009, 315 clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates were collected from 5 hospitals across Israel. Most isolates (64%) were related to the global clones spa types t001-SCCmec-I (SCCmec-I stands for staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type I) (n = 99; 31%), t002-SCCmec-II (n = 82; 26%), and t008-SCCmec-IV (n = 21; 7%), five of which were identified as MRSA strain USA-300. Seventeen strains unique to Israel were identified. SCCmec types IV and V were common among hospital-acquired isolates.
National Center for Infection Control, Israel Ministry of Health, Tel-Aviv, Israel. amosa@tasmc.health.gov.il
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Adler
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Chmelnitsky
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Shitrit
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Sprecher
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Navon-Venezia
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Embon
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Khabra
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Paitan
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Keren
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Halperin
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Carmeli
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Schwaber
D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial