Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec in MRSA, Taiwan

Jann-Tay Wang
Chi-Tai Fang
Yee-Chun Chen
Chia-Ling Wu
Mei-Ling Chen
Shan-Chwen Chang

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Publication date

March 2007

DOI

10.3201/eid1303.060247

Publisher

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Journal

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Abstract

To determine the predominant staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) mec element in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, we typed 190 isolates from a hospital in Taiwan. We found a shift from type IV to type III SCCmec element during 1992–2003, perhaps caused by selective pressure from indiscriminate use of antimicrobial drugs

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Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec in MRSA, Taiwan

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