Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Kuroda, M. et al. 2001. Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Lancet 357, 1225-1240. 

Diep BA, GUI SR, Chang RF, Phan TH, Chen JH, Davidson MG, Lin F, Lin J, Carleton HA, Mongodin EF, Sensabaugh GF, Perdreau-Remington F (2006) Complete genome sequence of USA300, an epidemic clone of community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Lancet 367 731-739... 

The first drugs to be effectively used against bacterial infections were the sulphonamides introduced in the 1930s and followed in the 1940s by the penicillins. More recently, new drugs have been necessary because of the problem of resistance. This is best exemplified by the staphylococcus strains now called MRSA (meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or multi-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Meticillin is now unavailable in the United Kingdom). 

Bird, J. and Lubkowski, Z., January 22,2005 Controlling meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, aka Superbug , The Lancet. 

Sawano, T Inoue, R Kaito, C Sekimizu, K Hirakawa, H Kuhara, S., Goto, S Yabuzaki, J Kanehisa, M Yamashita, A., Oshima, K., Furuya, K Yoshino, C Shiba, T Hattori, M Ogasawara, N Hayashi, H., and Hiramatsu, K. (2001) Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Lancet 357, 1225-1240. 

Grundmann, H Aires-de-Sousa, M., Boyce, J., and Tiemersma, E. (2006) Emergence and resurgence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a public-health threat. Lancet 368, 874-885. 

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