Whole-genome sequencing for high-resolution investigation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiology and genome plasticity

DJ SenGupta, LA Cummings… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections pose a major challenge in
health care, yet the limited heterogeneity within this group hinders molecular investigations …

Genome sequencing defines phylogeny and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a high transmission setting

SYC Tong, MTG Holden, EK Nickerson… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of nosocomial
infection. Whole-genome sequencing of MRSA has been used to define phylogeny and …

Contribution of whole-genome sequencing to understanding of the epidemiology and control of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

H Humphreys, DC Coleman - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, approaches to tracking the spread of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) as part of outbreak management have used conventional DNA-based …

Different sampling strategies for optimal detection of the overall genetic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

T Zohar Cretnik, L Maric, M Rupnik… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Surveillance schemes for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are widely
established at the national and international levels. Due to the simple standardization of the …

Comparing Whole-Genome Sequencing with Sanger Sequencing for spa Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

MD Bartels, A Petersen, P Worning… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT spa typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has
traditionally been done by PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing of the spa repeat …

Use of Oligoarrays for Characterization of Community-Onset Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

T Koessler, P Francois, Y Charbonnier… - Journal of clinical …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Until recently, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was considered the
prototype of a hospital-acquired bacterial pathogen. However, recent reports have shown …

Comparative Whole Genome Sequencing of Community‐Associated Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sequence Type 8 from Primary Care Clinics in a …

GC Lee, SW Long, JM Musser, SB Beres… - … : The Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Study Objective Our understanding of the molecular dynamics driving the community‐
associated methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA‐MRSA) epidemic at the whole …

Evaluation of within-host evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by comparing cgMLST and SNP analysis approaches

AC Lagos, M Sundqvist, F Dyrkell, M Stegger… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
provides high-resolution typing, facilitating surveillance and outbreak investigations. The …

Genetic structure of community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300

R Tewhey, CR Cannavino, JAD Leake, V Bansal… - BMC genomics, 2012 - Springer
Background Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)
is a significant bacterial pathogen that poses considerable clinical and public health …

Comparison of whole-genome sequencing methods for analysis of three methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks

SA Cunningham, N Chia, PR Jeraldo… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) can provide excellent resolution in global and local
epidemiological investigations of Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks. A variety of sequencing …