Epidemic
Research from Otto-von-Guericke University, Institute of Medical Microbiology provide new insights into epidemic
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 27th, 2007
Current study results from the report, "Subtyping of ST22-MRSA-IV (Barnim epidemic MRSA strain) at a university clinic in Germany from 2002 to 2005," have been published. According to a study from Magdeburg, Germany, "Emergence of the meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Barnim epidemic strain (ST22-MRSA-IV) was demonstrated recently at University Hospital in Magdeburg, Germany. To aid the study of transmission events, it is important to have an epidemiological typing method with the ability to distinguish among MRSA isolates."
"The aim of this study was to determine the ability of phenotypic and genotypic methods to type ST22-MRSA-IV strains within...
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