Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in German hospitals develop narrower patterns of antimicrobial resistance

W Witte; C Braulke; D Heuck; C Cuny

doi:10.2807/esm.05.03.00023-en

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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in German hospitals develop narrower patterns of antimicrobial resistance
W Witte¹ , C Braulke¹ , D Heuck¹ , C Cuny¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Wernigerode, Germany

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Citation style for this article: Witte W, Braulke C, Heuck D, Cuny C. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in German hospitals develop narrower patterns of antimicrobial resistance. Euro Surveill. 2000;5(3):pii=23. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.05.03.00023-en

Abstract

The prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in German hospitals has continued to increase, but the range of anti-microbials to which they are resistant has decreased. The trend cannot be attributed to changes in antibiotic consump