Spread of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals in Taipei, Taiwan in 2005, and comparison of its drug resistance with previous hospital-acquired MRSA |
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| Authors: | Takano Tomomi Saito Kohei Teng Lee-Jene Yamamoto Tatsuo |
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| Institution: | Division of Bacteriology, Department of Infectious Disease Control and International Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Japan, and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. |
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| Abstract: | Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL)-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (PVL+ MRSA) is an emerging pathogen in the community worldwide. The incidence of PVL+ MRSA in Taipei, Taiwan was 23.3% for hospital MRSA. PVL+ MRSA was isolated from both outpatients and inpatients. Some PVL+ (mecA+) strains (36.8%) showed low MIC values (
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| Keywords: | methicillin‐resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) panton‐valentine leucocidin (PVL) antimicrobial agents drug resistance |
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