Identification of 2,600 clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in The Netherlands yielded sporadic cases of strains negative for the species-specific Sa442 gene fragment.

Identification of 2,600 clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in The Netherlands yielded sporadic cases of strains negative for the species-specific Sa442 gene fragment.