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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2457-2458, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00283-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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DNA Typing of Cytological Samples for Retrospective Identification of an Early Case of Panton-Valentine Leucocidin-Positive, Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia{triangledown}

P. L. Ho,1* M. P. Wong,2 Eileen L. Lai,1 K. H. Chan,1 and Susan S. Chiu3

Departments of Microbiology,1 Pathology,2 Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China3

Received 11 February 2008/ Returned for modification 27 March 2008/ Accepted 9 May 2008

This paper describes a fatal case of culture-confirmed, community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia in an 8-month-old child in Hong Kong in 2001. Stored cytological materials prepared from the pleural fluid were retrieved for molecular analysis. The result indicates the presence of a Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive, spa type 019 MRSA.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Dept. of Microbiology, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. Phone: 852-28554892. Fax: 852-28551241. E-mail: plho{at}hkucc.hku.hk

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 21 May 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2457-2458, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00283-08
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