Abstract
We report the molecular epidemiology of 27 clinical multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MDRSE) isolates collected between 2003 and 2007 in an Australian teaching hospital. The dominant genotype (sequence type 2 [ST2]) accounted for 85% of the isolates tested and was indistinguishable from an MDRSE genotype identified in European hospitals, which may indicate that highly adaptable health care-associated genotypes of S. epidermidis have emerged and disseminated worldwide in the health care setting.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Cluster Analysis
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / microbiology*
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Female
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Genotype
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Hospitals, Teaching
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Typing
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Staphylococcus epidermidis / classification
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Staphylococcus epidermidis / drug effects*
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Staphylococcus epidermidis / genetics
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Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification*
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Western Australia / epidemiology