title: Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Korea.
abstract: We used several molecular typing methods to analyze 196 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and 139 methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates collected between 1996 and 2005. The sequence type 72 MRSA has increased in frequency in the community in the Republic of Korea and in hospitals in recent years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eu Suk
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hye Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Gyung-Tae
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Yeong-Seon
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong-Hyeon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Sook-In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Kyoung-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Wan-Beom
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Nam Joong
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyoung Un
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Eui-Chong
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myoung-Don
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Hong Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005838:Genotype; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*