title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993-2005.
abstract: Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains different from those of an endemic healthcare-associated clone was conducted over 13 years in Geneva, Switzerland. We demonstrated strain diversity, including clones rarely found in Europe. Local epidemiology of community-associated MRSA is diverse and is evolving by importation and transmission of new strains.
authors.affiliation: University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. patrice.francois@genomic.ch
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Francois
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harbarth
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huyghe
authors.forename: Gesuele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renzi
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bento
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gervaix
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pittet
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schrenzel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002648:Child; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin