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Epidemiological Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates From Adult Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

T. J. Kidd ,
C. Coulter  and
S. C. Bell
T. J. Kidd*
Affiliation:
Microbiology Division, Queensland Health Pathology and Scientific Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
C. Coulter
Affiliation:
Microbiology Division, Queensland Health Pathology and Scientific Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
S. C. Bell
Affiliation:
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
*
Microbiology Division, Queensland Health Pathology and Scientific Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia ([email protected])
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Abstract

Using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, we genotyped 21 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients attending an adult cystic fibrosis unit. Eleven patients exhibited pulsotypes related to 2 locally endemic strains. Eleven chronically colonized patients were assessed over a period of up to 2 years, and all demonstrated a retention of strain type.

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Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , February 2006 , pp. 201 - 203
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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