Genotypic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Korean hospitals.
Ninety-six methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from eight Korean hospitals were analyzed by multilocus sequence typing, SCCmec typing, and spa typing. The predominant genotype was ST5-MRSA-II of clonal complex 5, which was found in 36 isolates from six hospitals, but ST239-MRSA-III was also common. Overall, results showed a notable genotypic diversity of MRSA strains circulating in Korean hospitals.
Soo Ko
Kwan
K
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Asian-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases (ARFID), 50 Il-won dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-710, Korea.
Kim
Yeon-Sook
YS
Song
Jae-Hoon
JH
Yeom
Joon-Sup
JS
Lee
Hyuck
H
Jung
Sook-In
SI
Jeong
Doo-Ryun
DR
Kim
Shin-Woo
SW
Chang
Hyun-Ha
HH
Ki
Hyun Kyun
HK
Moon
Chisook
C
Oh
Won Sup
WS
Peck
Kyong Ran
KR
Lee
Nam Yong
NY
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
D001426:Bacterial Proteins