Genomic analysis of ST88 community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ghana.
Grace KpeliAndrew H BuultjensStefano GiulieriEvelyn Owusu-MirekuSamuel Y AboagyeSarah L BainesTorsten SeemannDieter M BulachAnders Gonçalves da SilvaIan R MonkBenjamin P HowdenGerd PluschkeDorothy Yeboah-ManuTimothy P StinearPublished in: PeerJ (2017)
This study reveals that S. aureus ST88-IV is a recently emerging and rapidly spreading CA-MRSA clone in Ghana. The study highlights the capacity of small snapshot genomic studies to provide actionable public health information in resource limited settings. To our knowledge this is the first genomic assessment of the ST88 CA-MRSA clone.