title: Genotypic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Korean hospitals.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Kwan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soo Ko
authors.forename: Yeon-Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Joon-Sup
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yeom
authors.forename: Hyuck
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sook-In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Doo-Ryun
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Shin-Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun-Ha
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hyun Kyun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Ki
authors.forename: Chisook
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Won Sup
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Kyong Ran
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.forename: Nam Yong
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins