Journal article
Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Health Care-Associated and Community-Associated Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Hospitalized Patients in Canada, 1995 to 2008
Abstract
We determined the in vitro antimicrobial susceptibilities of 7,942 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates obtained from patients hospitalized in 48 Canadian hospitals from 1995 to 2008. Regional variations in susceptibilities were identified. The dissemination of community-associated strains in Canada appears to have contributed to increased susceptibility of MRSA to several non-beta-lactam antimicrobial agents in the past …
Authors
Simor AE; Louie L; Watt C; Gravel D; Mulvey MR; Campbell J; McGeer A; Bryce E; Loeb M; Matlow A
Journal
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Vol. 54, No. 5, pp. 2265–2268
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
May 2010
DOI
10.1128/aac.01717-09
ISSN
0066-4804