title: Changing molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates from a teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan.
abstract: A changing molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream isolates from a university-affiliated hospital in Taiwan during a 4-year interval was demonstrated. The changing epidemiology is due to the introduction of a new epidemic clone (sequence type 5) and a local community clone (sequence type 59) of MRSA into the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. ychuang@adm.cgmh.org.tw
authors.forename: Yhu-Chering
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Lin-Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Tsu-Lan
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Tzou-Yien
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology