Strain-relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from patients with repeated infection.
Clin Infect Dis
; 46(8): 1241-7, 2008 Apr 15.
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| ID: mdl-18444862
Invasive disease following methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) detection is common, regardless of whether initial detection involves colonization or infection. We assessed the genetic relatedness of isolates obtained > or =2 weeks apart representing either repeated infections or colonization-infection sets to determine if infections are likely to be caused by previously harbored strains. We found that MRSA infection following initial colonization or infection is caused by the same strain in most cases, suggesting that a single successful attempt at decolonization may prevent the majority of later infection.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Resistencia a la Meticilina
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos