Molecular epidemiology of an outbreak caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a health care ward and associated nursing home.
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.
Kerttula
Anne-Marie
AM
Dept. of Bacterial and Inflammatory Diseases, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland. anne-marie.kerttula@ktl.fi
Lyytikäinen
Outi
O
Vuopio-Varkila
Jaana
J
Ibrahem
Salha
S
Agthe
Niina
N
Broas
Markku
M
Jägerroos
Henrik
H
Virolainen
Anni
A
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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008712:Methicillin