A 25-year trace of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus dissemination in a geriatric hospital in Japan

• Published in: International journal of general medicine Vol. 3; pp. 399 - 405
• Main Authors: Sakai, Fuminori, Hanaki, Hideaki, Barada, Kazunari, Hirao, Yuriko, Inamatsu, Takashi, Nakae, Taiji, Sunakawa, Keisuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Taylor & Francis Ltd 09.12.2010; Dove Press; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: antibiotic resistance; DNA typing; geriatric hospital; Geriatrics; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Original Research; Staphylococcus infections; survey; geriatric hospital; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; survey; antibiotic resistance; DNA typing

We analyzed 218 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from the septicemia patients in a geriatric hospital for 25 years. These strains were classified into 11 major DNA types, A through K, and 27 minor types. The strains belonging to group A and B isolated before 199...