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Detection and characterisation of SCCmec remnants in multiresistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylo...

Detection and characterisation of SCCmec remnants in multiresistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylo...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_DiVA_org_liu_74635

Detection and characterisation of SCCmec remnants in multiresistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus causing a clonal outbreak in a Swedish county

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Full title

Detection and characterisation of SCCmec remnants in multiresistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus causing a clonal outbreak in a Swedish county

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

Journal title

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, 2012-02, Vol.31 (2), p.141-147

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

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Contents

The purpose of this study was to investigate if multiresistant methicillin-susceptible
Staphylococcus aureus
(MR-MSSA) causing a clonal outbreak in Östergötland County, Sweden, were derived from methicillin-resistant
S. aureus
(MRSA) by carrying remnants of SCC
mec
, and, if so, to characterise this element. A total of 54 MSSA iso...

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Full title

Detection and characterisation of SCCmec remnants in multiresistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus causing a clonal outbreak in a Swedish county

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_DiVA_org_liu_74635

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_DiVA_org_liu_74635

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ISSN

0934-9723,1435-4373

E-ISSN

1435-4373

DOI

10.1007/s10096-011-1286-y