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Rapid Multiplex PCR Assay for Identification of USA300 Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Isolates
9 Nov 2006
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Recent reports have noted a discernible increase in the number of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections in patients without traditional risk factors. In the United States, the most prominent CA-MRSA strain encodes Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) cytotoxin genes, belongs to pulsed field gel electrophoresis type USA300 and multilocus sequence type 8, and carries...
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