Multisensitive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Malaysia

Sam, I.C. and Kahar-Bador, M. and Chan, Y.F. and Loong, S.K. and Ghazali, F.M.N. (2008) Multisensitive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Malaysia. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 62 (4). pp. 437-439. ISSN 0732-8893,

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Abstract

The 1st 9 clinical isolates of multisensitive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) from Malaysia carry SCCmec type IN and predominantly cause skin and soft-tissue infections. Seven were classified as nosocomially acquired. There was considerable clonal diversity, with both pandemic and novel multilocus sequence types detected. CA-MRSA rates appear to be increasing in our hospital, warranting close surveillance. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information:	Times Cited: 12 Sam, I-Ching Kahar-Bador, Maria Chan, Yoke-Fun Loong, Shih-Keng Ghazali, Fadzilah Mohd Nor 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases Jun 19-22, 2008 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Community-acquired infection; Panton�Valentine leukocidin; Multilocus sequence typing; Malaysia
Subjects:	R Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms azrahani halim
Date Deposited:	15 Jul 2013 06:30
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2013 06:35
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/7340

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