Controling the prevalence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolates in a new orthopaedic department

From: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates in the Orthopaedic Department of a new University Hospital, two years from its opening.

Material and Methods: Forty-three consecutive S. aureus isolates, collected from cultures (pus 90%) from consecutive orthopaedic inpatients were included in the study. Resistance to antimicrobial agents was assessed by the disk diffusion method. The mecA-gene was detected by PCR assay, whereas molecular typing of the isolates was performed by PFGE.

Results: Only 5 of the 43 ...

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