Abstract
To determine the predominant staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) mec element in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, we typed 190 isolates from a hospital in Taiwan. We found a shift from type IV to type III SCCmec element during 1992-2003, perhaps caused by selective pressure from indiscriminate use of antimicrobial drugs.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Chromosomes, Bacterial / genetics
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Humans
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Incidence
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Methicillin / pharmacology
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Methicillin Resistance / genetics
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Molecular Epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
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Taiwan / epidemiology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Methicillin