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Bacteriological characters of strains of Staphylococcus aureus submitted to a reference laboratory related to methicillin resistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

R. R. Marples ,
J. F. Richardson  and
Maureen J. de Saxe
R. R. Marples
Affiliation:
Division of Hospital Infection, Central Public Health Laboratory, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT
J. F. Richardson
Affiliation:
Division of Hospital Infection, Central Public Health Laboratory, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT
Maureen J. de Saxe
Affiliation:
Division of Hospital Infection, Central Public Health Laboratory, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)strains present an increasing clinical problem. Analysis of 2679 strains submitted to a reference laboratory in the first quarter of 1983 and 3050 strains submitted in summer 1984 showed 479 and 593 multi-resistant strains. The proportion of methicillin-resistant strains classified as epidemic rose from 5·9 to 10·2%. Other methicillin-resistant strains continued to occur but other methicillin-sensitive multi-resistant strains appeared to fall. A strain with defined characters could be recognized in the Thames regions.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 96 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 217 - 223
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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