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- MRSA USA300 at Alaska native medical center, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 2000-2006Zychowski, Diana L.; David, Michael Z.; Rudolph, Karen M.; Boyle-Vavra, Susan; Hennessy, Thomas W.; Asthi, Karthik; Daum, Robert S. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012-01)To determine whether methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300 commonly caused infections among Alaska Natives, we examined clinical MRSA isolates from the Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, during 2000–2006. Among Anchorage-region residents, USA300 was a minor constituent among MRSA isolates in 2000–2003 (11/68, 16%); by 2006, USA300 was the exclusive genotype identifi ed (10/10).