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Intra-strain variability of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains ST228-MRSA-I and ST5-MRSA-II.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Nov 2009
Monecke S, Ehricht R, Slickers P, Wiese N, Jonas D
Abstract excerpt
Isolates belonging to two major epidemic strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from clonal complex 5 were characterised using diagnostic microarrays in order to detect and analyse intra-strain variability. Isolates were sampled from hospitals scattered all over Germany. The study included 56 isolates of ST228-MRSA-I, which is also known as the South German Epidemic Strain, and 40 isolates...
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