Another tantalising hint about the worldwide impact of 398
The majority of PFGE type F isolates (31/35) carried the SCCmec II gene; these isolates belonged to ST5. PFGE type G isolates carried SCCmec I or II gene and belonged to ST45. Two of the three PFGE type I isolates had ST398 (allele no. 3-35-19-2-20-26-39) and carried the SCCmec IVa gene. These MRSA strains were resistant to fusidic acid alone and may represent those of community acquisition. However, these strains were few in number and were present only in isolates from one hospital.
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