Article
Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus discriminates within USA pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Apr 2009
Moser S A, Box M J, Patel M, Amaya M, Schelonka R, Waites K B
Abstract excerpt
Many isolates of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are indistinguishable when compared using the standard pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing method. This may present a problem when investigating local outbreaks of MRSA transmission in a healthcare setting. It also impe...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn