Severe disease caused by community-associated MRSA ST398 Type V, Australia, 2017
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Coombs, Geoffrey
Pang, S.
Daley, D.
Lee, Y.
Abraham, S.
Leroi, M.
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2019Type
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Coombs, G. and Pang, S. and Daley, D. and Lee, Y. and Abraham, S. and Leroi, M. 2019. Severe disease caused by community-associated MRSA ST398 Type V, Australia, 2017. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 25 (1): pp. 190-192.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
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Using whole-genome sequencing, we identified a community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) sequence type (ST) 398 type V (5C2&5) isolate (typically found in China) in Australia in 2017. This CA-MRSA ST398 variant was highly virulent, similar to other related CA-MRSAs of ST398. This strain should be monitored to prevent more widespread dissemination.