Changing Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates from a Teaching Hospital in Northern Taiwan
- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 44 (6), 2268-2270
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00776-06
Abstract
A changing molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream isolates from a university-affiliated hospital in Taiwan during a 4-year interval was demonstrated. The changing epidemiology is due to the introduction of a new epidemic clone (sequence type 5) and a local community clone (sequence type 59) of MRSA into the hospital.Keywords
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