2013-01-08Zeitschriftenartikel
A genomic portrait of the emergence, evolution, and global spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pandemic
Holden, Matthew T.G.; Hsu, Li-Yang; Kurt, Kevin; Weinert, Lucy A.; Mather, Alison E.; Harris, Simon R.; Strommenger, Birgit; Layer, Franziska; Witte, Wolfgang; Lencastre, Herminia de; Skov, Robert; Westh, Henrik; Zemličková, Helena; Coombs, Geoffrey; Kearns, Angela M.; Hill, Robert L.R.; Edgeworth, Jonathan; Gould, Ian; Gant, Vanya; Cooke, Jonathan; Edwards, Giles F.; McAdam, Paul R.; Templeton, Kate E.; McCann, Angela; Nübel, Ulrich
The widespread use of antibiotics in association with high-density clinical care has driven the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria that are adapted to thrive in hospitalized patients. Of particular concern are globally ...
