Open AccessMethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in German hospitals develop narrower patterns of antimicrobial resistance
Author(s) -
Wolfgang Witte,
C Braulke,
D Heuck,
Cécile Cuny
Publication year - 2000
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.05.03.00023-en
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotic resistance , antimicrobial , medicine , german , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , drug resistance , biology , bacteria , geography , genetics , archaeology
The prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in German hospitals has continued to increase, but the range of anti-microbials to which they are resistant has decreased. The trend cannot be attributed to changes in antibiotic consump