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Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populatio...

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populatio...

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Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populations in the UK and Denmark: a descriptive study

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Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populations in the UK and Denmark: a descriptive study

Publisher

London: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet infectious diseases, 2011-08, Vol.11 (8), p.595-603

Language

English

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London: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Summary Background Animals can act as a reservoir and source for the emergence of novel meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones in human beings. Here, we report the discovery of a strain of S aureus (LGA251) isolated from bulk milk that was phenotypically resistant to meticillin but tested negative for the mecA gene and a prelimina...

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Full title

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populations in the UK and Denmark: a descriptive study

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3829197

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3829197

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ISSN

1473-3099

E-ISSN

1474-4457

DOI

10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70126-8

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