Widespread dissemination of epidemic MRSA in German hospitals

W Witte; C Cuny; C Braulke; D Heuck; I Klare

doi:10.2807/esm.02.04.00178-en

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Widespread dissemination of epidemic MRSA in German hospitals
W Witte¹ , C Cuny¹ , C Braulke¹ , D Heuck¹ , I Klare¹
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Affiliations: ¹ National Reference Centre for Staphylococci, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Wernigerode, Germany

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Citation style for this article: Witte W, Cuny C, Braulke C, Heuck D, Klare I. Widespread dissemination of epidemic MRSA in German hospitals. Euro Surveill. 1997;2(4):pii=178. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.02.04.00178-en

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Abstract

Strains of Staphylococcus aureusresistant to multiple antibiotics, including those resistant to methicillin (MRSA), present a major problem in the control of hospital acquired infections. Some strains show a definite capacity for spread once introduced in