title: Change in the molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in Taiwan.
abstract: A multiresistant community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone (sequence type 59) established itself as a significant cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections soon after emergence in the communities. Multiresistance might be one of the characteristics that could have contributed to its quick adaptation to hospital environments.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Jung
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Lin-Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Cheng-Hsun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Tzou-Yien
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yhu-Chering
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial