USA600 (ST45) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in urban Detroit

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jun;48(6):2307-10. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00409-10. Epub 2010 Mar 24.

Authors

Carol L Moore¹, Paola Osaki-Kiyan, Marybeth Perri, Susan Donabedian, Nadia Z Haque, Anne Chen, Marcus J Zervos

Affiliation

¹ Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48220, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / epidemiology*
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Bacteremia / pathology
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Cluster Analysis
DNA Fingerprinting
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Michigan
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
Treatment Outcome
Vancomycin / pharmacology
Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Vancomycin