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Clonality of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Finland as defined by several molecular methods.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jul 2008
Vainio A, Kardén-Lilja M, Ibrahem S, Kerttula A M, Salmenlinna S, Virolainen A, Vuopio-Varkila J
Abstract excerpt
In Finland, the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains has increased ten fold within the last decade. In order to follow the changing epidemiology of MRSA, accurate typing of S. aureus strains is important. The purpose of this study was to reanalyse 44 previously recognised Finnish epidemic MRSA strains (EMRSA) by several molecular typing methods and to revise their nomenclature....
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