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Clonal dissemination of two MRSA strains in Germany.

Epidemiology and infection ·Vol. 113 ·No. 1 ·1994-08-00 ·Pages 67-73

Witte W, Cuny C, Braulke C, Heuck D

Abstract

Clonal dissemination of two different MRSA strains, both clumping factor negative, has been observed in Germany for more than a year. Both strains possess the mec-A determinant and each exhibits a characteristic genomic DNA fragment pattern. One strain has spread in the north, the other in the south-west of Germany. Intensive care units are mainly affected by MRSA-infections and probably play a special role in further intra- and inter-hospital spread.

Related Genes
mecA
MeSH Terms
Bacteriophage Typing Base Sequence Coagulase/biosynthesis Cross Infection/epidemiology,microbiology DNA Primers/chemistry DNA, Bacterial/analysis,chemistry Germany/epidemiology Humans Intensive Care Units Methicillin Resistance/genetics Molecular Sequence Data Phenotype Polymerase Chain Reaction Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology,microbiology Staphylococcus Phages Staphylococcus aureus/classification,drug effects,genetics,pathogenicity Virulence
Chemicals
Coagulase DNA Primers DNA, Bacterial
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Witte W
Robert Koch-Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Germany.
Cuny C
Braulke C
Heuck D
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Article Info
Journal
Epidemiology and infection
Abbr.
Epidemiol Infect
ISSN
0950-2688
DOI
10.1017/s0950268800051475
Published
1994-08-00
Pages
67-73
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
8703737
PMCID
PMC2271232
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1017/s0950268800051475 PMC Full Text View journal details
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