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Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive methicillin-susceptible and resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Taiwan: identification of oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Dec 2009
Chen Feng-Jui, Hiramatsu Keiichi, Huang I-Wen, Wang Chen-Her, Lauderdale Tsai-Ling Yang
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) arises when methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) acquires the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec). Most pvl-positive MRSA in Taiwan belong to ST59 lineage and carry SCCmec V. The genetic profiles of 51 MSSA were compared with those of 80 MRSA from the same hospitals. Nine pvl-positive MSSA (oxacillin MIC < or = 2 microg/mL) shared >80% similarity...
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