Fifteen-year study of the changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NF Crum, RU Lee, SA Thornton, OC Stine… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The study's purpose was to elucidate the evolutionary, microbiologic, and
clinical characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
METHODS: MRSA cases from military medical facilities in San Diego, from 1990 to 2004,
were evaluated and categorized as community-acquired or nosocomial. Sequence type,
staphylococcal chromosomal cassette gene type, and Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene
status were determined for a subset of isolates. RESULTS: Over the 15-year period, 1888 …
clinical characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
METHODS: MRSA cases from military medical facilities in San Diego, from 1990 to 2004,
were evaluated and categorized as community-acquired or nosocomial. Sequence type,
staphylococcal chromosomal cassette gene type, and Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene
status were determined for a subset of isolates. RESULTS: Over the 15-year period, 1888 …