High hemolytic activity of the Staphylococcus aureus spa t1081 among clonal complex 45 in Taiwan
Our findings indicated that the increased prevalence of ST45 MRSA isolates from blood cultures in Taiwan was due to the t1081 isolates, and their high hemolytic activity may provide an infection advantage.
Authors
- Tai-Fen Lee
- Po‐Ren Hsueh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7502-9225)
- Yu-Tzu Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3815-6305)
- C.-M. Lee
- C.-F. Lin
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- China Medical University (TW)
- China Medical University Hospital (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2024.08.012
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78
Funders
- China Medical University, Taiwan