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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 47, Issue 11, Pages 3765-3768Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00934-09
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Analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) characterized as USA300 by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis identified two distinct clones. One was similar to community-associated USA300 MRSA (ST8-IVa, t008, and Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive). The second (ST8-IVa, t024, and PVL negative) had different molecular characteristics and epidemiology, suggesting independent evolution. We recommend spa typing and/or PCR to discriminate between the two clones.
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