Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Clone in Long-Term Care Facility

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Clone in Long-Term Care Facility

We performed a longitudinal analysis of 661 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates obtained from patients in a long-term care facility. USA300 clone increased from 11.3% of all MRSA isolates in 2002 to 64.0% in 2006 (p<0.0001) and was mostly recovered from skin or skin struct...

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Main Authors: Pierre Tattevin, Binh An Diep, Michael Jula, Françoise Perdreau-Remington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
staphylococci
bacteria
antimicrobial resistance
long-term care facility
epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/6/08-0195_article

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