Article
Stability of genomic DNA fragment patterns in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during the course of intra- and interhospital spread.
European journal of epidemiology - 1 Dec 1994
Witte W, Cuny C, Zimmermann O, Rüchel R, Höpken M, Fischer R, Wagner S
Abstract excerpt
The analysis of genomic DNA fragment patterns has revealed as a powerful tool for strain discrimination in Staphylococcus aureus; for use as an epidemiological marker, stability during the course of an outbreak is an essential prerequisite. Genomic DNA fragment patterns (SmaI restriction, pulsed-...
Topics
- Cross Infection
- DNA, Bacterial
- Disease Outbreaks
- Drug Resistance, Multiple
- Genome, Bacterial
- Germany
- Humans
- Methicillin Resistance
- Phenotype
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Surgery Department, Hospital
- Urology Department, Hospital