Open AccessMolecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospitalized Patients in Eastern Heilongjiang Province, China
Author(s) -
Xueying Yang,
Jing Zhao,
Yong Wang,
Jian Wu,
Xiaohong Wang,
Yuchao Wang,
Zhang Yi-ru,
Huiling Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s307856
Subject(s) - sccmec , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , medicine , epidemiology , staphylococcus aureus , leukocidin , microbiology and biotechnology , molecular epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , biology , genotype , bacteria , gene , biochemistry , physics , optics , genetics
Recently, owing to antibiotic resistance, the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization among intensive care unit (ICU) patients has increased rapidly. So far, there are few studies on active screening of MRSA. The purpose of the current study was to verify the effectiveness of active screening and analyze the molecular epidemiological characteristics of MRSA in the region.