title: Report of the 13th vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate from the United States.
abstract: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), an important multidrug-resistant organism of public health concern, has been infrequently identified in the United States since 2002. All previous VRSA isolates belonged to clonal complex 5, a lineage associated primarily with health care. This report describes the most recent (13th) U.S. VRSA isolate, the first to be community associated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Brandi M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Limbago
authors.forename: Alexander J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kallen
authors.forename: Wenming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eggers
authors.forename: Linda K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: McDougal
authors.forename: Valerie S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Albrecht
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D058889:Molecular Typing; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014481:United States; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents