"Australian" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a London hospital?
The Royal Free Hospital in London has experienced the spread of a phage 85 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). An analysis of a sample has demonstrated that the plasmids carried by these strains, and the type and location of their drug-resistance determinants, are similar to those of MRSA strains which have been causing problems in some Australian hospitals.
D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010641:Phenotype; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
D008712:Methicillin