Epidemiological analysis of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak using restriction fragment length polymorphisms of genomic DNA.

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Epidemiological analysis of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak using restriction fragment length polymorphisms of genomic DNA.

Journal of general microbiology - 1 Dec 1991

el-Adhami W, Roberts L, Vickery A, Inglis B, Gibbs A, Stewart P R

Abstract excerpt

The genomic DNA of 58 isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) obtained during an infection outbreak at two major Canberra hospitals was analysed for restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) by digestion with the endonuclease SmaI and resolution of the fragments by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Based on the fraction of common fragments generated by the endonuclease, DNA...

Topics

Australia
Bacteriophage Typing
Chromosomes, Bacterial
DNA, Bacterial
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
Disease Outbreaks
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Genetic Variation
Hospitals, Public
Humans

Methodology Data sources Editorial policy Privacy About Contact Helena Bioinformatics

Infant, Newborn

Methicillin Resistance

Phenotype

Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

Staphylococcal Infections

Staphylococcus aureus

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PMID: 1686443
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-137-12-2713

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