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. 2012 Jun;50(6):2147-51.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.06456-11. Epub 2012 Mar 21.

A multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clone (ST2) is an ongoing cause of hospital-acquired infection in a Western Australian hospital

Micael Widerström  1 , Cheryll A McCullough, Geoffrey W Coombs, Tor Monsen, Keryn J Christiansen
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A multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clone (ST2) is an ongoing cause of hospital-acquired infection in a Western Australian hospital

Micael Widerström et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

We report the molecular epidemiology of 27 clinical multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MDRSE) isolates collected between 2003 and 2007 in an Australian teaching hospital. The dominant genotype (sequence type 2 [ST2]) accounted for 85% of the isolates tested and was indistinguishable from an MDRSE genotype identified in European hospitals, which may indicate that highly adaptable health care-associated genotypes of S. epidermidis have emerged and disseminated worldwide in the health care setting.

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Cluster analysis of the genetic similarity of 27 isolates of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). The horizontal upper bar represents genetic similarity (percent). The dotted lines in the center represent digitalized transformation of the PFGE-DNA pattern. Source of culture, PFGE type, sequence type (ST), ward, and year of isolation are described in the columns to the right. a BMTU, bone marrow transplant unit.
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