Predictors of Clinical Virulence in Community-Onset Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: The Importance of USA300 and Pneumonia | Zendy

Bala Hota | Zendy; Rosie D. Lyles | Zendy; J. Rim | Zendy; Kyle J. Popovich | Zendy; Treva Rice | Zendy; Alla Aroutcheva | Zendy; Robert A. Weinstein | Zendy

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Predictors of Clinical Virulence in Community-Onset Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: The Importance of USA300 and Pneumonia

Author(s) -

Bala Hota,

Rosie D. Lyles,

J. Rim,

Kyle J. Popovich,

Treva Rice,

Alla Aroutcheva,

Robert A. Weinstein

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir472

Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , virulence , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , pneumonia , staphylococcal infections , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , gene , biochemistry , genetics

Though USA300 community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CO-MRSA) has emerged as a major public health concern in the United States, its relative virulence is unknown. We sought to evaluate if the USA300 strain of CO-MRSA causes more severe infections than other MRSA (ie, USA100, -500, -800, and others) strains.

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