title: Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates obtained from the Rikers Island Jail System from 2009 to 2013.
abstract: Inmates of Rikers Island jail potentially introduce Staphylococcus aureus into New York State prisons upon transfer. In this study, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates (n = 452), collected from infected inmates (2009 to 2013), were characterized. spa type t008 was the predominant clone identified, accounting for 82.3% of the isolates, with no evidence of mupirocin or chlorhexidine resistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Division of Infectious Diseases, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kornblum
authors.affiliation: Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, New York, USA Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn T A
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Herzig
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Division of Infectious Diseases, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bystritsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Division of Infectious Diseases, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Anne-Catrin
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Uhlemann
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Division of Infectious Diseases, New York, New York, USA Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA fl189@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Franklin D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Lowy
mesh_terms: D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000494:pharmacology; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D016712:Mupirocin; D002710:Chlorhexidine