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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 2923-2925, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.2923-2925.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Dissemination of Multisusceptible Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Singapore

Li-Yang Hsu,1* Tse-Hsien Koh,1 Kamaljit Singh,2 Mei-Ling Kang,1 Asok Kurup,1 and Ban-Hock Tan1

Singapore General Hospital,1 National University Hospital, Singapore2

Received 1 November 2004/ Returned for modification 29 December 2004/ Accepted 18 January 2005

Analysis of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary public hospital in Singapore revealed that multisusceptible strains had gradually started to replace the endemic multiresistant strain (ST239-MRSA-III) since 2002. Molecular typing showed that this was a predominantly clonal outbreak of a UK-EMRSA-15 strain (ST22-MRSA-IV).

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road S169608, Singapore. Phone: 65-6321-4976. Fax: 65-6732-2601. E-mail: liyang_hsu{at}yahoo.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 2923-2925, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.2923-2925.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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