Abstract
We describe and validate a novel PCR assay to detect the pandemic hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) lineage ST 239. Results based on previously uncharacterized isolates from a hospital in northeast Thailand support the view that at least 90% of HA-MRSA isolates in mainland Asia correspond to ST 239 or close relatives.
Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Asia / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Disease Outbreaks
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Hospitals
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Humans
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Staphylococcus aureus / classification
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Time Factors