Dissemination of multisusceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Singapore.
Analysis of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary public hospital in Singapore revealed that multisusceptible strains had gradually started to replace the endemic multiresistant strain (ST239-MRSA-III) since 2002. Molecular typing showed that this was a predominantly clonal outbreak of a UK-EMRSA-15 strain (ST22-MRSA-IV).
Hsu
Li-Yang
LY
Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road S169608, Singapore. liyang_hsu@yahoo.com
Koh
Tse-Hsien
TH
Singh
Kamaljit
K
Kang
Mei-Ling
ML
Kurup
Asok
A
Tan
Ban-Hock
BH
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents