Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Switzerland: Sampling only invasive isolates does not allow a representative description of the local diversity of clones

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Senn, L ^a   Basset, P ^a   Greub, G ^a   Prod'hom, G ^a   Frei, R ^b   Zbinden, R ^c   Gaia, V ^d   Balmelli, C ^e   Pfyffer, G E ^f   Muhlemann K ^g   Zanetti, G ^a   Blanc, D S ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Cantonal Institute of Microbiology   (Switzerland)

^e REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^f LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DLST typing; Molecular epidemiology; MRSA surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; DOUBLE LOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPA BACTERIAL GENE; SWITZERLAND;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84878918991     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12185     Document Type: Article

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