title: Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates collected in a Dutch University Hospital between 1999 and 2006.
abstract: We observed that, between 1999 and 2006, up to 50% of the methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bloodstream isolates in our hospital had a genetic background common to endemic methicillin-resistant S. aureus clones (clonal complex 5 [CC5], CC8, CC22, CC30, and CC45). Furthermore, several successful MSSA lineages, such as CC7 and CC15, were observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, General Hospital St Jan, Brugge, Belgium.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nulens
authors.forename: Ellen E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Stobberingh
authors.forename: Helke
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Dessel
authors.forename: Silvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sebastian
authors.forename: Frank H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: van Tiel
authors.forename: Patrick S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Beisser
authors.forename: Ruud H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Deurenberg
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial