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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 2005, p. 3583-3585, Vol. 49, No. 8
0066-4804/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.49.8.3583-3585.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Genotypic Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Korean Hospitals

Kwan Soo Ko,^1, Yeon-Sook Kim,^2, Jae-Hoon Song,^1,8* Joon-Sup Yeom,³ Hyuck Lee,⁴ Sook-In Jung,⁵ Doo-Ryun Jeong,⁶ Shin-Woo Kim,⁷ Hyun-Ha Chang,⁷ Hyun Kyun Ki,⁸ Chisook Moon,⁸ Won Sup Oh,⁸ Kyong Ran Peck,⁸ and Nam Yong Lee⁹

Asian-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases (ARFID),¹ Chungnam National University College of Medicine,² Kangbuk Samsung Hospital,³ Dong-A University Hospital,⁴ Chonnam National University Medical School,⁵ Hallym Medical Center,⁶ Kyungbook National University Hospital,⁷ Division of Infectious Diseases,⁸ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea⁹

Received 5 January 2005/ Returned for modification 6 March 2005/ Accepted 9 May 2005

Ninety-six methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from eight Korean hospitals were analyzed by multilocus sequence typing, SCCmec typing, and spa typing. The predominant genotype was ST5-MRSA-II of clonal complex 5, which was found in 36 isolates from six hospitals, but ST239-MRSA-III was also common. Overall, results showed a notable genotypic diversity of MRSA strains circulating in Korean hospitals.

K.S.K. and Y.-S.K. contributed equally as joint first authors.

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