MRSA SPA-type T032 overtakes MRSA SPA-type T037 as the predominant clonal strain: preliminary findings from a Malaysian tertiary hospital

• Main Authors: Faisal, Ummu Salamah, Abdul Samat, Muttaqillah Najihan, Neoh, Hui-min, Ahmad Zaidi, Nur Adnin, Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera, Salleh, Sharifah Azura
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: RC111 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/106132/7/106132_MRSA%20SPA-Type%20T032%20overtakes%20MRSA%20SPA-Type%20T037.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/106132/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223005866?via%3Dihub; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2023.05.033
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Community and hospital-acquired strains of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continue to pose a threat worldwide. Molecular epidemiological studies conducted worldwide continue to demonstrate shifts in predominantly circulating MRSA clones peculiar to their centres or countries that...