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Rapid and high-resolution distinction of community-acquired and nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus isolates with identical pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and spa types.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Mar 2013
Glasner Corinna, Sabat Artur J, Dreisbach Annette, Larsen Anders R, Friedrich Alexander W, Skov Robert L, van Dijl Jan Maarten
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) represent a serious threat for public health worldwide. Of particular concern is the emergence of community-acquired MRSA, which is often difficult to distinguish from nosocomial MRSA due to a lack of suitable typing methods for early detection. For example, the USA300 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern includes both the 'classical'...
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