A multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clone (ST2) is an ongoing cause of hospital-acquired infection in a Western Australian Hospital

M. Widerström; C.A. McCullough; G.W. Coombs; T. Monsen; K.J. Christiansen

doi:10.1128/JCM.06456-11

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A multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clone (ST2) is an ongoing cause of hospital-acquired infection in a Western Australian Hospital

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A multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clone (ST2) is an ongoing cause of hospital-acquired infection in a Western Australian Hospital

M. Widerström, C.A. McCullough, G.W. Coombs, T. Monsen and K.J. Christiansen

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.50(6), pp.2147-2151

2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.06456-11

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Abstract

We report the molecular epidemiology of 27 clinical multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MDRSE) isolates collected between 2003 and 2007 in an Australian teaching hospital. The dominant genotype (sequence type 2 [ST2]) accounted for 85% of the isolates tested and was indistinguishable from an MDRSE genotype identified in European hospitals, which may indicate that highly adaptable health care-associated genotypes of S. epidermidis have emerged and disseminated worldwide in the health care setting.

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Title: A multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clone (ST2) is an ongoing cause of hospital-acquired infection in a Western Australian Hospital
Authors/Creators: M. Widerström (Author/Creator) - Umeå University
C.A. McCullough (Author/Creator) - Pathwest Laboratory Medicine
G.W. Coombs (Author/Creator) - Pathwest Laboratory Medicine
T. Monsen (Author/Creator) - Umeå University
K.J. Christiansen (Author/Creator) - Pathwest Laboratory Medicine
Publication Details: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.50(6), pp.2147-2151
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Identifiers: 991005544129907891
Copyright: © 2012, American Society for Microbiology.
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.23 Antibiotics & Antimicrobials; 1.23.173 MRSA and VRE
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