Abstract
The number of infections attributable to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Singapore is progressively increasing. Most cases in the past 2 years were caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive isolates belonging to sequence type 30, according to multilocus sequence typing. This has clearly become the predominant sequence type among CA-MRSA isolates in Singapore.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Genes, Bacterial
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Humans
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Methicillin Resistance / genetics
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Minisatellite Repeats
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Singapore / epidemiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
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Virulence / genetics