Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Shopsin, B.; Kreiswirth, B. N.

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Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Published Date:

2001 Mar-Apr

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Emerg Infect Dis. 7(2):323-326.

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Shopsin, B. ; Kreiswirth, B. N. ;

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Subtyping methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates and tracking nosocomial infections have evolved from phenotypic to genotypic approaches; most laboratories now depend on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). We discuss the limitations of current image-based genotyping methods, including PFGE, and the advantages (including ease of entering data into a database) of using DNA sequence analysis to control MRSA infections in health-care facilities.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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