title: DNA microarray genotyping and virulence and antimicrobial resistance gene profiling of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates from renal patients.
abstract: Thirty-six methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream isolates from renal patients were genetically characterized by DNA microarray analysis and spa typing. The isolates were highly clonal, belonging mainly to ST22-MRSA-IV. The immune evasion and enterotoxin gene clusters were found in 29/36 (80%) and 33/36 (92%) isolates, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, RCSI Education and Research Centre, Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
authors.forename: Sinead
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McNicholas
authors.forename: Anna C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Shore
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Humphreys
authors.forename: Deirdre Fitzgerald
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D046228:Microarray Analysis; D058889:Molecular Typing; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014774:Virulence; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D037521:Virulence Factors