Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Korea

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 May;49(5):1979-82. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00098-11. Epub 2011 Mar 16.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Genotype
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Molecular Typing
  • Prevalence
  • Republic of Korea / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*