Open AccessWidespread dissemination of epidemic MRSA in German hospitals
Author(s) -
Wolfgang Witte,
Cécile Cuny,
C Braulke,
D Heuck,
Ingo Klare
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.02.04.00178-en
Subject(s) - german , antibiotics , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , cross infection , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus aureus , intensive care medicine , virology , biology , geography , bacteria , genetics , archaeology
Strains of Staphylococcus aureusresistant to multiple antibiotics, including those resistant to methicillin (MRSA), present a major problem in the control of hospital acquired infections. Some strains show a definite capacity for spread once introduced in