StaphNET_South_America__Network_for_Genomic_Surveillance_of_Staphylococcus_aureus_in_South_America. StaphNET_South_America__Network_for_Genomic_Surveillance_of_Staphylococcus_aureus_in_South_America

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can cause life-threatening conditions that are difficult to treat, and which can be both hospital and community acquired. MRSA displays a clonal yet dynamic population structure, with clones emerging both in hospitals and the community and replacing existing clones. Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) has been successfully applied to study local and global spread of MRSA, yet studies employing WGS are rare in developing countries, mainly due to cost and gaps in expertise. This study will conduct the retrospective sequencing of MRSA isolates from Latin America to investigate their population structure and compare to clones circulating globally. This data is part of a pre-publication release. For information on the proper use of pre-publication data shared by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (including details of any publication moratoria), please see http://www.sanger.ac.uk/datasharing/