Open AccessA case of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus wound infection: phylogenetic analysis to establish if nosocomial or community acquired
Author(s) -
Cancilleri Francesco,
Ciccozzi Massimo,
Fogolari Marta,
Cella Eleonora,
De Florio Lucia,
Berton Alessandra,
Salvatore Giuseppe,
Dicuonzo Giordano,
Spoto Silvia,
Denaro Vincenzo,
Angeletti Silvia
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1442
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , orthopedic surgery , transmission (telecommunications) , orthopedic trauma , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , bacteria , biology , genetics , engineering , electrical engineering
Key Clinical Message Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is rapidly increasing in both hospital and community settings. A 71‐year‐old man admitted at the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Campus Bio‐Medico of Rome, with MRSA wound infection consequent to orthopedic surgery was studied and the MRSA transmission evaluated by phylogenetic analysis.