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Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from pet animals and their relationship to human isolates.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2006
Strommenger Birgit, Kehrenberg Corinna, Kettlitz Christiane, Cuny Christa, Verspohl Jutta, Witte Wolfgang, Schwarz Stefan
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OBJECTIVES: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from pet animals were characterized and compared with human isolates from clonal complexes most prevalent in Central Europe. METHODS: S. aureus isolates were investigated for their in vitro susceptibility to antimicrobial agents by broth microdilution. Resistance genes and the Panton-Valentine leucocidin gene lukF-lukS were identified by PCR....
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