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USA300 Genotype Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a Cause of Surgical Site Infections

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains are increasingly recovered from nosocomial settings. We conducted a retrospective study of surgical site infections (SSI) during 2004 and 2005 to determine the prevalence of CA-MRSA; 57% of MRSA strains tested belonged to the USA300 genotype. CA-MRSA has become a prominent cause of SSI at our institution.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00902-07

Authors: Mukesh Patel, Ritu A. Kumar, Alan M. Stamm, Craig J. Hoesley, Stephen A. Moser, Ken B. Waites

Institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Public Health Service, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases