Genetic analysis of community isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Western Australia
EE Udo, JW Pearman, WB Grubb - Journal of Hospital Infection, 1993 - Elsevier
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) obtained from patients who had not
been hospitalized outside Western Australia (WA) were studied for antimicrobial resistance
and plasmid content and by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. They were found to be of
several types, none of which appeared to be related to MRSA which have been previously
studied. It appears that new MRSA strains have emerged in communities in the far north of
WA and are being isolated at an increasing frequency in Perth hospitals 2000 km south.
been hospitalized outside Western Australia (WA) were studied for antimicrobial resistance
and plasmid content and by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. They were found to be of
several types, none of which appeared to be related to MRSA which have been previously
studied. It appears that new MRSA strains have emerged in communities in the far north of
WA and are being isolated at an increasing frequency in Perth hospitals 2000 km south.