title: Increasing prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing nosocomial infections at a university hospital in Taiwan from 1986 to 2001.
abstract: A rapid emergence of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection (from 26.3% in 1986 to 77% in 2001) was found. The susceptibility of 200 nonduplicate blood isolates of MRSA and 100 MRSA isolates causing refractory bacteremia to 22 antimicrobial agents disclosed that glycopeptides, quinupristin-dalfopristin, and linezolid remained the most active agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Committee of Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. hsporen@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Lee-Jene
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Wen-Hwei
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Huei-Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Mei-Lin
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shan-Chwen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Kwen-Tay
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Luh
authors.forename: Fang-Yue
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin