Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus has rapidly increased over the last two decades. This increase is paralleled by the emergence of unique multi-resistant MRSA clones. In Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal and Czech Republic a specific MRSA clone is widely spread, the so-called Brazilian epidemic clone. Another epidemic clone, the Iberian clone, is disseminated in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Scotland, Italy, Germany and New York. Thus, a large number of hospital-acquired infections have been caused by specific MRSA clones. Using different molecular techniques for MRSA typing, we verified that two unique epidemic clones are spread over large geographic area in the US. In addition, we showed that a previously described MRSA clone type, the New York clone (I::A:A), is widely spread beyond the New York frontiers.
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science
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Nursing and Health Professions
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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Environmental Science
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Other
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Attention Score in Context
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 February 2011.
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#7,317,061
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#1,683
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#6
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