Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates collected in a Dutch University Hospital between 1999 and 2006.
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.
Nulens
Eric
E
Department of Medical Microbiology, General Hospital St Jan, Brugge, Belgium.
Stobberingh
Ellen E
EE
van Dessel
Helke
H
Sebastian
Silvie
S
van Tiel
Frank H
FH
Beisser
Patrick S
PS
Deurenberg
Ruud H
RH
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*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial