Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1-Producing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus of Clonal Complex 5, the New York/Japan Epidemic Clone, Causing a High Early-Mortality Rate in Patients with Bloodstream Infections

DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01362-19

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^aDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
^bDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea
^cDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, South Korea
^dDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
^ePaik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
^fDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South Korea
^gDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
^hDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea

Address correspondence to Seok Hoon Jeong, kscpjsh{at}yuhs.ac.
Citation Kim D, Hong JS, Yoon E-J, Lee H, Kim YA, Shin KS, Shin JH, Uh Y, Shin JH, Park YS, Jeong SH. 2019. Toxic shock syndrome toxin 1-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of clonal complex 5, the New York/Japan epidemic clone, causing a high early-mortality rate in patients with bloodstream infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 63:e01362-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01362-19.