Abstract
We describe and validate a novel PCR assay to detect the pandemic hospital-acquired metbicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (RA-MRSA) lineage ST 239. Results based on previously uncharacterized isolates from a hospital in northeast Thailand support the view that at least 90% of RA-MRSA isolates in mainland Asia correspond to ST 239 or close relatives.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1520-1522 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2008 |