Long-Term Follow-Up of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Molecular Epidemiology after Emergence of Clone USA300 in San Francisco Jail Populations | Zendy

Pierre Tattevin | Zendy; Binh An Diep | Zendy; Michael Jula | Zendy; Françoise PerdreauRemington | Zendy

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Long-Term Follow-Up of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Molecular Epidemiology after Emergence of Clone USA300 in San Francisco Jail Populations

Author(s) -

Pierre Tattevin,

Binh An Diep,

Michael Jula,

Françoise PerdreauRemington

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01372-08

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , epidemiology , staphylococcal infections , microbiology and biotechnology , molecular epidemiology , biology , medicine , genotype , bacteria , genetics , gene

We performed a longitudinal analysis of 502 unique methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates originating from San Francisco jail inmates between 2000 and 2007. Strain USA300, first encountered in 2001, accounted for 82.1% (412/502) of MRSA infections. Non-USA300 MRSA strains were rarely found after 2005 (one isolate in 2006, three in 2007).

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