title: USA300 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Cuba.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an increasing problem in the Caribbean. We investigated the molecular epidemiology of MRSA isolates on Cuba.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The predominant clone was of the spa type t149, followed by community-associated MRSA USA300.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report the first molecular typing results of MRSA isolates from Cuba.
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. J.Hopman@mmb.umcn.nl.
authors.forename: Joost
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hopman
authors.forename: Gilda Toraño
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Peraza
authors.forename: Fidel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.forename: Corné H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Klaassen
authors.forename: Dayneris Menéndez
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Velázquez
authors.forename: Jacques F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meis
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Voss