Desiccation tolerance and reduced antibiotic resistance: Key drivers in ST239-III to ST22-IV MRSA clonal replacement at a Malaysian teaching hospital

• Main Authors: Nurul Amirah Mohamad Farook (Author), Silvia Argimón (Author), Muttaqillah Najihan Abdul Samat (Author), Sharifah Azura Salleh (Author), Sunita Sulaiman (Author), Toh Leong Tan (Author), Petrick Periyasamy (Author), Chee Lan Lau (Author), Nor Azila Muhammad Azami (Author), Raja Mohd Fadhil Raja Abd Rahman (Author), Mia Yang Ang (Author), Hui-min Neoh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Molecular surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM), a Malaysian teaching hospital revealed clonal replacement events of SCCmec type III-SCCmercury to SCCmec type IV strains before the year 2017; however, the reasons behin...