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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2007, p. 2298-2300, Vol. 45, No. 7
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00040-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Collected in Asunción, Paraguay{triangledown}

Lys Mayor,1,2,3 Juana Ortellado,1 Carmen Menacho,1 Graciela Lird,1 Christine Courtier,2,3 Christine Gardon,2,3 Hélène Meugnier,2,3,4 Michèle Bes,2,3,4* François Vandenesch,2,3,4 and Jerome Etienne2,3,4

Microbiology Department, Central Laboratory, Hospital de Clinicas, Asunción, Paraguay,1 Université Lyon 1, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Faculté Laennec, F-69008 Lyon, France,2 Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre de Biologie Est, F-69500 Bron, France,3 INSERM, U851, F-69008 Lyon, France4

Received 5 January 2007/ Returned for modification 18 March 2007/ Accepted 12 May 2007

We characterized 34 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in Paraguay in 2005. The strains belonged to two clones. The major clone (sequence type 5 [ST5] or ST221, spa type t149, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec [SCCmec] type I) was similar to the Cordobes/Chilean clone spreading through South America, and the minor clone (ST239 or ST889, spa type t037, SCCmec type IIIA) was related to the Brazilian clone.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: INSERM, U851, Lyon, and Université Lyon 1, Centre National de Référence des Staphylocoques, Faculté Laennec, 7 rue Guillaume Paradin, F-69008 Lyon, France. Phone: 33(0)-472-12-96-62. Fax: 33(0)-472-35-73-35. E-mail: michele.bes{at}chu-lyon.fr

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 23 May 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2007, p. 2298-2300, Vol. 45, No. 7
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00040-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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