Abstract
Analysis of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary public hospital in Singapore revealed that multisusceptible strains had gradually started to replace the endemic multiresistant strain (ST239-MRSA-III) since 2002. Molecular typing showed that this was a predominantly clonal outbreak of a UK-EMRSA-15 strain (ST22-MRSA-IV).
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Cross Infection / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Disease Outbreaks
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Hospitals, Public
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Humans
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Singapore / epidemiology
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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*