Molecular characterization of MRSA collected during national surveillance between 2008 and 2019 in the Netherlands.
Leo M SchoulsSandra WitteveenMarga van Santen-VerheuvelAngela de HaanFabian LandmanHan van der HeideEd J KuijperDaan W NotermansThijs BoschAntoni P A Hendrickxnull nullPublished in: Communications medicine (2023)
Using molecular characterization, this exceptionally large study shows genomic changes in the MRSA population at the national level. It reveals waxing and waning of types and genogroups and an increasing proportion of PVL-positive MRSA.