Genomic and epidemiological evidence of a dominant panton-valentine leucocidin-positive methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus lineage in Sri Lanka and presence among isolates from the United Kingdom and Australia

Objective: To undertake the first detailed genomic analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated in Sri Lanka. Methods: A prospective observational study was performed on 94 MRSA isolates collected over a 4 months period from the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka. S...

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Autores:
McTavish, Sharla M.
Snow, Sarah J.
Cook, Ellie C.
Pichon, Bruno
Coleman, Sarah
Coombs, Geoffrey W.
Pang, Stanley
Arias, César A.
Díaz, Lorena
Boldock, Emma
Davies, Steve
Udukala, Mangala
Kearns, Angela Marie
Siribaddana, Sisira
De Silva, Thushan I.
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Fecha de publicación:
2019
Institución:
Universidad El Bosque
Repositorio:
Repositorio U. El Bosque
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/1853
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/1853
https://dx.doi.org/10.3389%2Ffcimb.2019.00123
Palabra clave:
Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina
Leucocidinas
Código de barras del ADN taxonómico
Whole genome sequencing
CC5
Sri Lanka
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