Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
EMSRA strain tracked from one hospital as it spread to surrounding hospitals
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, February 8th, 2005
According to recent research from England, "Epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 16 (EMRSA-16) and EMRSA-15 are the two most important and prevalent EMRSA strains found in the United Kingdom and have also been found in a number of European countries and the United States.
"We describe for the first time the spread of an EMRSA strain (EMRSA-16) from its point of origin in one hospital to the surrounding hospitals and regions over the following 2 years."
"In the...
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