Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3397756 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
As a novel antibiotic resistance determinant, investigation of the occurrence and characteristics of class 1 integron was performed on nosocomial methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains sampled during 2001–2006. Seventy‐six out of 179 (42.5%) of the tested strains were found to carry class 1 integrons, with four unique arrays of gene cassettes detected. This is the first report of the comprehensive identification and typing of class 1 integrons in clinical MRSA isolates over a 6‐year period, representing the first evidence for class 1 integrons as possible antibiotic resistance determinants in clinical MRSA strains.
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Authors
Z. Xu, L. Li, M.E. Shirtliff, B.M. Peters, B. Li, Y. Peng, M.J. Alam, S. Yamasaki, L. Shi,