COMMUNITY-ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS CLONAL COMPLEX 80 TYPE IV (CC80-MRSA-IV) ISOLATED FROM THE MIDDLE EAST: A HETEROGENEOUS EXPANDING CLONAL LINEAGE.

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 80 type IV (CC80-MRSA-IV) isolated from the Middle East: a heterogeneous expanding clonal lineage.

BackgroundThe emergence of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has caused a change in MRSA epidemiology worldwide.In the Middle East, the persistent spread of CA-MRSA isolates that were associated with multilocus sequence type (MLST) clonal complex 80 and with staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) ty

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A rare case of scrub typhus with complete heart block

Scrub typhus is a tropical fever prevalent in South East Asia.It is a multisystem disease which can vary Suspension widely in clinical manifestations from mild generalized symptoms to multiorgan dysfunction syndrome.Myocarditis is a known complication which can present with tachycardia, heart failure, and very rarely heart blocks.We report a case o

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