title: Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in intensive care unit, France.
abstract: During testing for Staphylococcus aureus in an intensive care unit in France in 2011, we found that methicillin-sensitive S. aureus clonal complex 398 was the most frequent clone (29/125, 23.2%). It was isolated from patients (5/89, 5.6%), health care workers (2/63, 3.2%), and environmental sites (15/864, 1.7%). Results indicate emergence of this clone in a hospital setting.
authors.forename: Anne-Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Brunel
authors.forename: Anne-Laure
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bañuls
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marchandin
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouzinbi
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morquin
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jumas-Bilak
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corne
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D037521:Virulence Factors