Infections Caused By Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus European Clone (ST80) In Slovenia Between 2006 And 2013

Dermota Urška; Jurca Tomaž; Harlander Tatjana; Košir Marta; Zajc Urška; Golob Majda; Zdovc Irena; Grmek Košnik Irena

doi:10.1515/sjph-2016-0018

Slovenian Journal of Public Health (Jun 2016)

Infections Caused By Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus European Clone (ST80) In Slovenia Between 2006 And 2013

Dermota Urška,
Jurca Tomaž,
Harlander Tatjana,
Košir Marta,
Zajc Urška,
Golob Majda,
Zdovc Irena,
Grmek Košnik Irena

Affiliations

Dermota Urška: National Laboratory for Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), Department of Medical Microbiology, Gosposvetska ulica 12, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia
Jurca Tomaž: University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Department of Infectious Diseases, Japljeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Harlander Tatjana: National Laboratory for Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), Department of Medical Microbiology, Mej vrti 5, 8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia
Košir Marta: National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), Regional Unit Novo mesto, Mej vrti 5, 8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia
Zajc Urška: Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Golob Majda: Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Zdovc Irena: Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Grmek Košnik Irena: National Laboratory for Health, Environment and Food (NLZOH), Department of Medical Microbiology, Gosposvetska ulica 12, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0018
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 55, no. 2
pp. 131 – 135

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According to the existing literature, a heterogeneous sequence type (ST) or clones of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) circulate in Europe. In Europe, the European clone that belongs to sequence type ST80 is predominant.

Published in Slovenian Journal of Public Health

ISSN: 1854-2476 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/SJPH

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