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J. Clin. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.00808-08
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Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates in a Dutch University Hospital between 1999 and 2006

Department of Medical Microbiology, General Hospital St. Jan, Brugge, Belgium; and Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: rde{at}lmib.azm.nl.

	Abstract

This study observed that, between 1999 and 2006, up to 50% of the MSSA bloodstream isolates in our hospital had a genetic background common to endemic MRSA clones (clonal complex (CC) 5. 8, 22, 30 and 45). Furthermore, several successful MSSA lineages, such as CC 7 and 15, were observed.