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Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Korea.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2011
Kim Eu Suk, Lee Hye Jin, Chung Gyung-Tae, Lee Yeong-Seon, Shin Dong-Hyeon, Jung Sook-In, Song Kyoung-Ho, Park Wan-Beom, Kim Nam Joong, Park Kyoung Un, Kim Eui-Chong, Oh Myoung-Don, Kim Hong Bin
Abstract excerpt
We used several molecular typing methods to analyze 196 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and 139 methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates collected between 1996 and 2005. The sequence type 72 MRSA has increased in frequency in the community in the Republic of Korea and in hospitals in recent years.
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