Epidemiological Analysis of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusIsolates From Adult Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 27 (2) , 201-203
- https://doi.org/10.1086/501173
Abstract
Using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, we genotyped 21 methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusisolates from patients attending an adult cystic fibrosis unit. Eleven patients exhibited pulsotypes related to 2 locally endemic strains. Eleven chronically colonized patients were assessed over a period of up to 2 years, and all demonstrated a retention of strain type.Keywords
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