Changing epidemiology of presumptive community-associated-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Slovenia in 2014-2015 compared to 2010

Dermota Urška; Košnik Irena Grmek; Janežič Sandra; Rupnik Maja

doi:10.2478/sjph-2020-0030

Slovenian Journal of Public Health (Oct 2020)

Changing epidemiology of presumptive community-associated-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Slovenia in 2014-2015 compared to 2010

Dermota Urška,
Košnik Irena Grmek,
Janežič Sandra,
Rupnik Maja

Affiliations

Dermota Urška: National Laboratory for Health, Environment and Food, Centre of Medical Microbiology, Prvomajska ulica 1, 2000Maribor, Slovenia
Košnik Irena Grmek: National Laboratory for Health, Environment and Food, Centre of Medical Microbiology, Prvomajska ulica 1, 2000Maribor, Slovenia
Janežič Sandra: National Laboratory for Health, Environment and Food, Centre of Medical Microbiology, Prvomajska ulica 1, 2000Maribor, Slovenia
Rupnik Maja: National Laboratory for Health, Environment and Food, Centre of Medical Microbiology, Prvomajska ulica 1, 2000Maribor, Slovenia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2020-0030
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 59, no. 4
pp. 236 – 244

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Although the distinction between the Community-Associated-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and Hospital-Associated-Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus (HA-MRSA) has blurred in recent years, the CA-MRSA is an important group because of its potential to cause fulminant and severe infections. Its importance has further increased with the emergence of Livestock-Associated-Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus (LA-MRSA).

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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