Brunel A. S., Banuls Anne-Laure, Marchandin H., Bouzinbi N., Morquin D., Jumas-Bilak E., Corne P. (2014). Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in intensive care unit, France. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 20 (9), p. 1511-1515. ISSN 1080-6040.
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Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in intensive care unit, France
Brunel A. S., Banuls Anne-Laure, Marchandin H., Bouzinbi N., Morquin D., Jumas-Bilak E., Corne P.
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014,
20 (9), p. 1511-1515 ISSN 1080-6040
During testing for Staphylococcus aureus in an intensive care unit in France in 2011, we found that methicillin-sensitive S. aureus clonal complex 398 was the most frequent clone (29/125, 23.2%). It was isolated from patients (5/89, 5.6%), health care workers (2/63, 3.2%), and environmental sites (15/864,1.7%). Results indicate emergence of this clone in a hospital setting.