The emergence and importation of diverse genotypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) harboring the Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene (pvl) reveal that pvl is a poor marker for community-acquired MRSA strains in Ireland.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on June 20, 2007

Authors

Angela S Rossney1, Anna C Shore, Pamela M Morgan, Margaret M Fitzgibbon, Brian O'Connell, David C Coleman

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1: National MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James's Hospital, James's St., Dublin 8, Ireland.

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