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Predominance of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec type IVA in South Korea.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2007
Park Chulmin, Lee Dong-Gun, Kim Sun Woo, Choi Su-Mi, Park Sun Hee, Chun Hye-Sun, Choi Jung-Hyun, Yoo Jin-Hong, Shin Wan Shik, Kang Jin Han, Kim Jong Hyun, Lee Soo Young, Kim Sun Mi, Pyun Bok Yang
Abstract excerpt
Studies on the molecular epidemiologic characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains have demonstrated their genetic and geographical diversity. In addition, it has been reported that there are genetic differences between community-associated (CA) and health care-associated (HA) MRSA strains. Therefore, we investigated the major epidemiologic characteristics of CA MRSA isolates in...
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