SCCmec and spa types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Israel. Detection of SCCmec type V.
Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from three hospitals in Israel was the aim of the study presented here. We identified 11 distinct genetic clones by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Molecular typing identified four different SCCmec types-I, II, IV, and V-and nine spa types. Spa type t002 was the most common.
Chmelnitsky
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Division of Epidemiology and Laboratory for Molecular Epidemiology and Antibiotic Research, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. innach@tasmc.health.gov.il
Navon-Venezia
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S
Leavit
A
A
Somekh
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E
Regev-Yochai
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G
Chowers
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M
Shitrit
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P
Carmeli
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Y
D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D004269:DNA, Bacterial