title: Composite SCCmec element in single-locus variant (ST217) of epidemic MRSA-15 clone.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vignaroli
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Pietro E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Varaldo
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D056426:Genetic Loci; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
keywords: MRSA; antibacterial drugs; antibiotics; bacteria; ciprofloxacin; epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; oxacillin; resistance
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