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  • Title: [Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical samples in Cordoba (Spain)].
    Author: Franco-Alvarez de Luna F, Ibarra A, Tejero R, Rodríguez F, Solís F, Casal M.
    Journal: Rev Esp Quimioter; 2003 Sep; 16(3):304-7. PubMed ID: 14702122.
    Abstract:
    Increases in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains and in isolates with reduced susceptibility to glucopeptides have become an important problem in the epidemiology of Gram-positive microorganisms. All the consecutive S. aureus collected in our hospital from 1995 to 2001 were studied. Of the 4531 isolates 24.23% were methicillin resistant in this period. The highest number of methicillin-resistant strains were found in wound exudates. In recent years an almost 20% increase in MRSA has occurred in our hospital. As MRSA strains are an important problem in our area and their prevalence is on the rise, as is multiresistance, the monitoring and control of MRSA strains in our hospitals is necessary.
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