Changes in major populations of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Belgium
A total of 102 epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates collected in 13 Belgian hospitals during two periods (1981–1985 and 1991–1992) were tested for phage-type, for the presence of aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (AME), and examined by arbitrarily primed polymerase cha...
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Published in | The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 197 - 203 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Kent
Elsevier Ltd
01.11.1996
Elsevier |
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Summary: | A total of 102 epidemic methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates collected in 13 Belgian hospitals during two periods (1981–1985 and 1991–1992) were tested for phage-type, for the presence of aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (AME), and examined by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR). All isolates, but five, belonged to a few distinct phage-types of group III. Most isolates expressed a combination of AAC(6′)-APH(2″) with APH(3′)III, and ANT(4′,4″) or both. Both phage-typing and AME suggested a change in the MRSA population between the two periods but the AP-PCR method revealed only slight differences. |
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ISSN: | 0195-6701 1532-2939 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90066-3 |