American Society for Microbiology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 8(49), p. 3583-3585, 2005
DOI: 10.1128/aac.49.8.3583-3585.2005
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ABSTRACT Ninety-six methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from eight Korean hospitals were analyzed by multilocus sequence typing, SCC mec typing, and spa typing. The predominant genotype was ST5-MRSA-II of clonal complex 5, which was found in 36 isolates from six hospitals, but ST239-MRSA-III was also common. Overall, results showed a notable genotypic diversity of MRSA strains circulating in Korean hospitals.