title: Emergence and molecular characterization of clonal complex 398 (CC398) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in New Zealand.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: Geoffrey W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Coombs
authors.forename: Hui leen
authors.initials: Hl
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monecke
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heffernan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D037521:Virulence Factors
keywords: infectious diseases epidemiology; staphylococcal infections; zoonoses