title: Genotyping of clinical methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a Dutch teaching hospital.
abstract: Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates, recovered from 204 patients in our hospital in a 22-month period, were characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Among the multiple S. aureus types six clonal lineages dominated, comprising isolates from 158 patients. Despite the limited genetic variation, cross-transmission was made plausible only sporadically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control and Microbiology, Diakonessenhuis, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Van Dijk
authors.forename: Camiel L C
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Wielders
authors.forename: Ad C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fluit
authors.forename: Armand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paauw
authors.forename: Rob J A
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Diepersloot
authors.forename: Ellen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Mascini
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009426:Netherlands; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D008712:Methicillin