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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 239-III, Ohio, USA, 2007-2009.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2012
Wang Shu-Hua, Khan Yosef, Hines Lisa, Mediavilla José R, Zhang Liangfen, Chen Liang, Hoet Armando, Bannerman Tammy, Pancholi Preeti, Robinson D Ashley, Kreiswirth Barry N, Stevenson Kurt B
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a human pathogen that has diverse molecular heterogeneity. Most MRSA strains in the United States are pulsed-field gel electrophoresis USA100 sequence type (ST) 5 and USA300 ST8. Infections with MRSA ST239-III are common and found during health care-associated outbreaks. However, this strain has been rarely reported in the United States. As part of a study...
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