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Rapid and robust phylotyping of spa t003, a dominant MRSA clone in Luxembourg and other European countries.
BMC infectious diseases - 23 Jul 2013
Engelthaler David M, Kelley Erin, Driebe Elizabeth M, Bowers Jolene, Eberhard Carl F, Trujillo Jesse, Decruyenaere Frederic, Schupp James M, Mossong Joel, Keim Paul, Even Jos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: spa typing is a common genotyping tool for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Europe. Given the high prevalence of dominant clones, spa-typing is proving to be limited in its ability to distinguish outbreak isolates from background isolates. New molecular tools need to be employed to improve subtyping of dominant local MRSA strains (e.g., spa type t003). METHODS: Phylogenetically...
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