Abstract
Our point-prevalence survey followed an outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a long-term care facility and identified five MRSA strains, of which two possessed an outbreak genotype not encountered previously and three had another profile. All of them possessed SCCmec type V. Six methicillin-sensitive S. aureus strains were genotypically related to the epidemic strains.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Female
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Homes for the Aged*
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Hospitals
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Humans
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Long-Term Care*
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Male
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Methicillin / pharmacology
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Epidemiology*
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Nursing Homes*
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Prevalence
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / classification
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Methicillin