TY - JOUR AU - Coombs, Geoffrey AU - Pang, Stanley AU - Daley, Denise AU - Lee, Yung Thin AU - Abraham, Sam AU - Leroi, Marcel T1 - Severe Disease Caused by Community-Associated MRSA ST398 Type V, Australia, 2017 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 1 SP - 190 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Using whole-genome sequencing, we identified a community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) sequence type (ST) 398 type V (5C2&5) isolate (typically found in China) in Australia in 2017. This CA-MRSA ST398 variant was highly virulent, similar to other related CA-MRSAs of ST398. This strain should be monitored to prevent more widespread dissemination. KW - methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - endocarditis KW - sepsis KW - livestock KW - MRSA KW - Australia KW - ST398 KW - severe disease KW - bacteria KW - antibiotic resistance KW - MRSA and other staphylococci KW - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus KW - livestock-associated MRSA KW - Australian Staphylococcus Sepsis Outcome Programme KW - community-associated MRSA KW - SCCmec V KW - V (5C2&5) KW - PVL negative KW - t011 KW - spa type KW - human evasion genes DO - 10.3201/eid2501.181136 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/18-1136_article ER - End of Reference