title: Molecular epidemiology of an outbreak caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a health care ward and associated nursing home.
abstract: Our point-prevalence survey followed an outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a long-term care facility and identified five MRSA strains, of which two possessed an outbreak genotype not encountered previously and three had another profile. All of them possessed SCCmec type V. Six methicillin-sensitive S. aureus strains were genotypically related to the epidemic strains.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Bacterial and Inflammatory Diseases, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland. anne-marie.kerttula@ktl.fi
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kerttula
authors.forename: Outi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lyytikäinen
authors.forename: Jaana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vuopio-Varkila
authors.forename: Salha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ibrahem
authors.forename: Niina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agthe
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Broas
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jägerroos
authors.forename: Anni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virolainen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015995:Prevalence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008712:Methicillin