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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 2969-2972, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.2969-2972.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Survey of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains from Two Hospitals in El Paso, Texas

Frances G. O'Brien,1 Tien Tze Lim,1 David C. Winnett,2 Geoffrey W. Coombs,1 Julie C. Pearson,1 Alejandro Delgado,2 Mark J. Langevin,2 Stephanie A. Cantore,2 Leti Gonzalez,3 and John E. Gustafson2*

Gram-Positive Typing and Research Unit, Curtin University of Technology, and Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia,1 Microbiology Group, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8001,2 Las Palmas Medical Center, El Paso, Texas 779023

Received 22 September 2004/ Returned for modification 16 December 2004/ Accepted 3 March 2005

Seventy-one percent of 76 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from two medical centers in El Paso, Texas, represent three similar pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types. Overall, six pulsed-field types were identified represented by multilocus sequence/staphylococcal chromosomal cassette DNA mec (SCCmec) types: ST5-MRSA-II; ST36-MRSA-II; ST8 (untypeable SCCmec); and a newly described clonal cluster 8 strain, ST507-MRSA-IV. This study demonstrates the presence of multiple-antibiotic-resistant epidemic MRSA clones in El Paso.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biology, MSC 3AF, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001. Phone: (505) 646-5660. Fax: (505) 646-5665. E-mail: jgustafs{at}nmsu.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 2969-2972, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.2969-2972.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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