Open AccessImpact of Intervention Measures on MRSA Clonal Type and Carriage Site Prevalence
Author(s) -
Marco Cassone,
Sara McNamara,
Mary Beth Perri,
Marcus Zervos,
Lona Mody
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
mbio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.562
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 2161-2129
pISSN - 2150-7511
DOI - 10.1128/mbio.00218-16
Subject(s) - carriage , epidemiology , molecular epidemiology , isolation (microbiology) , medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology , bacteria , genotype , genetics , gene
We read with great interest the article by Senn and others (1) as a prime example of how detailed molecular analysis can unravel the epidemiological patterns that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains follow in the colonizing process and the usefulness of extranasal sampling to uncover MRSA prevalence and spreading pathways.Screening of MRSA on multiple body sites is well known to greatly enhance isolation sensitivity. However, the study by Senn et al. is among the first to open a new awareness about qualitative differences in the behavior of specific MRSA strains. Based on our …
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