AN ADDITIONAL SET OF PHAGES TO CHARACTERIZE EPIDEMIC METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS STRAINS FROM SPAIN (1989-92)

Authors
VINDEL A TRINCADO P GOMEZ E APARICIO P DENICOLAS MM BOQUETE T NIETO JS
Citation
A. Vindel et al., AN ADDITIONAL SET OF PHAGES TO CHARACTERIZE EPIDEMIC METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS STRAINS FROM SPAIN (1989-92), Epidemiology and infection, 112(2), 1994, pp. 299-306
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Epidemiology and infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
09502688
Volume
112
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
299 - 306
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-2688(1994)112:2<299:AASOPT>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
In recent years, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is olates in Spain have increased dramatically; in 1986 there were only 1 .2% MRSA amongst all nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus (SA) isolates, b y 1989 this percentage had risen to 44% in some hospital causing a ver y serious epidemic situation in the country. We have characterized the se isolates by direct, reverse and Fisk phage typing and we have also looked for an additional local set of phages to help us to differentia te these strains. We have been able to differentiate an epidemic strai n from other MRSA strains which cause sporadic hospital outbreaks, and we have also distinguished between some variants of the epidemic stra in.