Widespread of the Vienna/Hungarian/Brazilian CC8-ST239-SCCmec III MRSA clone in patients hospitalized in the Tunisian Burn and Traumatology Center.
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DOI: 10.1093/lambio/ovac001
Abstract: The emergence and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals is a major global public health concern. The current study sought to characterize 25 MRSA clinical isolates collected in a Tunisian hospital from December… read more here.
Keywords: traumatology; cc8; iii; isolate ... See more keywords
Shared genome analyses of notable listeriosis outbreaks, highlighting the critical importance of epidemiological evidence, input datasets and interpretation criteria
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DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000237
Abstract: The persuasiveness of genomic evidence has pressured scientific agencies to supplement or replace well-established methodologies to inform public health and food safety decision-making. This study of 52 epidemiologically defined Listeria monocytogenes isolates, collected between 1981… read more here.
Keywords: epidemiological evidence; importance epidemiological; shared genome; evidence ... See more keywords
Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA500 Strains from the U.S. Emerging Infections Program Constitute Three Geographically Distinct Lineages
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DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00571-17
Abstract: In this work, we have removed some of the confusion surrounding the use of the name “USA500,” placed USA500 strains in the context of the CC8 group, and developed a strategy for assignment to subclades… read more here.
Keywords: staphylococcus aureus; usa500 strains; emerging infections; methicillin resistant ... See more keywords