Abstract
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, Singapore
Highlights
To the Editor: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an emerging phenomenon that has been reported from almost every continent in the world [1,2,3,4]
We reviewed the microbiology laboratory records at our institution for multidrug-susceptible MRSA strains isolated from January 1, 2001, to April 15, 2004
These strains were sent to the French Reference Center for Staphylococci, where genetic sequences encoding accessory gene regulator subtypes, enterotoxins, exfoliative toxins, toxic-shock syndrome toxin-1, hemolysins, and LukE-LukD leukotoxin were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)–based methods
Summary
To the Editor: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an emerging phenomenon that has been reported from almost every continent in the world [1,2,3,4]. We conducted a study at our institution, a 1,600-bed adult acute-care, tertiary-level public hospital, to determine evidence and the clinical and molecular profile of CA-MRSA in Singapore. We reviewed the microbiology laboratory records at our institution for multidrug-susceptible MRSA strains isolated from January 1, 2001, to April 15, 2004.
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