Characterization and Proposed Nomenclature of Epidemic Strains of MRSA in Canada
The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been increasing in many Canadian hospitals over the past few years. Some strains may be considered ‘epidemic’, in that they are clinically or epidemiologically significant, and have been identified in patients from multiple hosp...
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| author | AE Simor D Boyd L Louie A McGeer M Mulvey BM Willey the Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program |
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| description | The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been increasing in many Canadian hospitals over the past few years. Some strains may be considered ‘epidemic’, in that they are clinically or epidemiologically significant, and have been identified in patients from multiple hospitals and geographic regions across the country. This paper describes phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of four epidemic MRSA strains in Canada and proposes standardized nomenclature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-009ef93ba8b7495ca1c59059c7f5aa1d2025-08-20T03:22:31ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321999-01-0110533333610.1155/1999/769601Characterization and Proposed Nomenclature of Epidemic Strains of MRSA in CanadaAE Simor0D Boyd1L Louie2A McGeer3M Mulvey4BM Willey5the Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committeethe Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance ProgramDepartment of Microbiology and SD Laboratory Services, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaLaboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Microbiology and SD Laboratory Services, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaLaboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been increasing in many Canadian hospitals over the past few years. Some strains may be considered ‘epidemic’, in that they are clinically or epidemiologically significant, and have been identified in patients from multiple hospitals and geographic regions across the country. This paper describes phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of four epidemic MRSA strains in Canada and proposes standardized nomenclature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/769601 |
| spellingShingle | AE Simor D Boyd L Louie A McGeer M Mulvey BM Willey the Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program Characterization and Proposed Nomenclature of Epidemic Strains of MRSA in Canada Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Characterization and Proposed Nomenclature of Epidemic Strains of MRSA in Canada |
| title_full | Characterization and Proposed Nomenclature of Epidemic Strains of MRSA in Canada |
| title_fullStr | Characterization and Proposed Nomenclature of Epidemic Strains of MRSA in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization and Proposed Nomenclature of Epidemic Strains of MRSA in Canada |
| title_short | Characterization and Proposed Nomenclature of Epidemic Strains of MRSA in Canada |
| title_sort | characterization and proposed nomenclature of epidemic strains of mrsa in canada |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/769601 |
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