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Clustering of Multiple Endemic Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Nursing Home: An 8-Year Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Paul J. Drinka ,
Mary E. Stemper ,
Cathy D. Gauerke ,
Janice E. Miller ,
Brian M. Goodman  and
Kurt D. Reed
Paul J. Drinka*
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home, King, Wisconsin
Mary E. Stemper
Affiliation:
Marshfield Laboratories, Marshfield, Wisconsin
Cathy D. Gauerke
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home, King, Wisconsin
Janice E. Miller
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home, King, Wisconsin
Brian M. Goodman
Affiliation:
Wisconsin Veterans Home, King, Wisconsin
Kurt D. Reed
Affiliation:
Marshfield Laboratories, Marshfield, Wisconsin
*
Wisconsin Veterans Home, N2665 County Road QQ, King, WI 54946-0620.Paul.Drinka@dva.state.wi.us
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Abstract

PFGE was performed on residents' first clinical MRSA isolate (n = 94) during 8 years. Sixty-one percent of the isolates were clustered in time (P < .05) and space (P < .05) (ie, 2 separate statistically significant tests). Isolates from individual units were genetically related, with only the occasional unrelated isolate.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , February 2005 , pp. 215 - 218
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2005

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