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First human isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 in Spain

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This work was supported by grants from Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias (07/0812) and Consellería de Sanidade (PS08/34), Spain.

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  1. Microbiology Laboratory, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain

    C. Potel & S. Perez

  2. Microbiology Laboratory, Research Laboratory, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain

    M. Álvarez-Fernández

  3. Research Laboratory, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain

    L. Constenla

  4. Microbiology Laboratory, Complejo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain

    P. Álvarez

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Potel, C., Álvarez-Fernández, M., Constenla, L. et al. First human isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 in Spain. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 29, 351–352 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-009-0860-z

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