Five Decades of MRSA

...new challenges have arisen in the past decade. Community MRSA has re-emerged as a major issue, particularly in the USA. The Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin was found in several community MRSA clones and some are now established in hospitals. European countries are reviewing their experiences and reflecting on prevention and control measures. Livestock MRSA have also emerged, with MRSA of pig origin colonising or infecting patients with close pig contact in several European countries; were these to become established widely, they would alter the dynamics and need new prevention and control measures.

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