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Comparison of fingerprinting methods for typing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2009
Rasschaert G, Vanderhaeghen W, Dewaele I, Janez N, Huijsdens X, Butaye P, Heyndrickx M
Abstract excerpt
This study evaluates the multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat assay (MLVA) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) when using restriction enzymes BstZI, SacII, and ApaI to fingerprint a diverse collection of methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type 398 (ST398) isolates. These isolates had been characterized previously by multilocus sequence typing, spa typing, and...
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