Changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Alberta, Canada: population-based surveillance, 2005-2008
| Autor: | Marie Louie, M. Lovgren, Lawrence W. Svenson, Michael R. Mulvey, J. Kim, Kim Simmonds, Linda Chui, C. Ferrato, G. Keays, George R. Golding |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus medicine.medical_specialty Veterinary medicine Micrococcaceae Adolescent Epidemiology Population based Microbial Sensitivity Tests MRSA infection medicine.disease_cause Alberta Young Adult Sex Factors medicine Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis Prevalence Humans Child Aged Aged 80 and over biology business.industry Incidence Age Factors Alberta canada Infant biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition Middle Aged Staphylococcal Infections bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacterial Typing Techniques Infectious Diseases Staphylococcus aureus Child Preschool Population Surveillance Female business |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiology and infection. 139(7) |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 |
| Popis: | SUMMARYIncreasing prevalence of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) has been reported in Canada. We report the results of a prospective surveillance of MRSA infections in Alberta over a consecutive 3-year period. A total of 8910 unique clinical MRSA isolates was analysed from July 2005 to June 2008. The incidence of MRSA infection increased over the study period and was highest in males, age group ⩾85 years, and the Calgary Area. CMRSA10 (USA300) and CMRSA2 (USA100/800) were the most common PFGE strain types, representing 53·0% and 27·9% of all isolates, respectively. Significant differences were noted between MRSA strains in the source of infection and antimicrobial susceptibility. The incidence of MRSA infection in Alberta has nearly doubled in the last 3 years; this is attributed to the emergence of CMRSA10 as the predominant strain. |
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