Publications by authors named "Chieko Shimauchi"
Article Synopsis
- - Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections are rising as a public health concern, particularly in community settings like maternity clinics, with a specific outbreak in Japan identified through analysis techniques.
- - A study analyzed 151 CA-MRSA isolates, identifying 133 related to the outbreak, which belonged to a lineage called the TDC clone, part of the clonal complex 30 (SWP clone).
- - The research highlighted that the TDC clone had been present before the outbreak, showing long persistence in carriers, high transmission within households, and significant genetic changes tied to mobile genetic elements that affected antibiotic resistance.
