Article
Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a university hospital in Italy.
European journal of epidemiology - 1 Dec 1998
Villari P, Farullo C, Torre I, Nani E
Abstract excerpt
The molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a university hospital in Italy was studied in a five-month period in 1996, during which all S. aureus isolated were collected. All MRSA isolates (95) and a sample of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (20) were typ...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Blotting, Southern
- Child
- Chromosomes, Bacterial
- Clone Cells
- Critical Care
- Cross Infection
- DNA Probes
- DNA, Bacterial
- Disease Outbreaks
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
