Article
Change in genotype of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) affects the antibiogram of hospital-acquired MRSA.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2018
Harada Dai, Nakaminami Hidemasa, Miyajima Eri, Sugiyama Taku, Sasai Nao, Kitamura Yoshinobu, Tamura Taku, Kawakubo Takashi, Noguchi Norihisa
Abstract excerpt
Recently, the dissemination of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) into hospitals has frequently been reported worldwide. Hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) strains exhibit high-level resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents, whereas CA-MRSA strains are usually susceptible to non-β-lactams. Thus, it is predicted that the antibiogram of the HA-MRSA population would change...
Topics
- Aged
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Community-Acquired Infections
- Cross Infection
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
