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Community-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia caused by an unusual methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain with sequence type 36, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV and Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes

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We thank B. Dragsten for performing the PFGE.

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  1. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Örebro University Hospital, 70185, Örebro, Sweden

    B. Söderquist & C. Berglund

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, Örebro University Hospital, 70185, Örebro, Sweden

    B. Söderquist & K. Strålin

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Söderquist, B., Berglund, C. & Strålin, K. Community-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia caused by an unusual methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain with sequence type 36, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV and Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 25, 604–606 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-006-0195-y

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