title: Survey of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from two hospitals in El Paso, Texas.
abstract: Seventy-one percent of 76 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from two medical centers in El Paso, Texas, represent three similar pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types. Overall, six pulsed-field types were identified represented by multilocus sequence/staphylococcal chromosomal cassette DNA mec (SCCmec) types: ST5-MRSA-II; ST36-MRSA-II; ST8 (untypeable SCCmec); and a newly described clonal cluster 8 strain, ST507-MRSA-IV. This study demonstrates the presence of multiple-antibiotic-resistant epidemic MRSA clones in El Paso.
authors.affiliation: Gram-Positive Typing and Research Unit, Curtin University of Technology, and Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia.
authors.forename: Frances G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Tien Tze
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Winnett
authors.forename: Geoffrey W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Coombs
authors.forename: Julie C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Langevin
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Cantore
authors.forename: Leti
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gustafson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents