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Novel Lineage of Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, Hong Kong

Luca Guardabassi, Margie O’Donoghue, Arshnee Moodley, Jeff Ho, Maureen Boost

Emerging infectious diseases · 2009 · 94 citations · 13 references

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To determine whether spa type of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs belonged to sequence type (ST) 398, we analyzed nasal swabs from pig carcasses at Hong Kong markets in 2008. ST9 belonging to spa type t899 was found for 16/100 samples, which indicates that a distinct lineage has emerged in pigs.

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