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Comparative Study
. 2005 May;24(5):325-8.
doi: 10.1007/s10096-005-1328-4.

Comparison of genotypes of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in Finland

S Ibrahem  1 , S Salmenlinna, A-M Kerttula, A Virolainen-Julkunen, P Kuusela, J Vuopio-Varkila
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Comparative Study

Comparison of genotypes of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in Finland

S Ibrahem et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2005 May.

Abstract

The frequency of horizontal transfer of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus is unknown. In order to gain more information regarding this frequency in Finland, the genotypes of 299 clinical methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus isolates were compared to representatives of 24 epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus genotypes. Sixty-eight percent of the methicillin-sensitive isolates had a genotype similar to eight of the epidemic methicillin-resistant strains. The remaining isolates (32%) showed 22 different genotypes. The results indicate that, in Finland, several methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus genotypes may have acquired the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec.

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