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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2006, p. 2268-2270, Vol. 44, No. 6
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00776-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Changing Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates from a Teaching Hospital in Northern Taiwan

Yhu-Chering Huang,1,2* Lin-Hui Su,2,3 Tsu-Lan Wu,2,3 and Tzou-Yien Lin1,2

Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Children's Hospital,1 School of Medicine, Chang Gung University,2 Department of Clinical Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan3

Received 12 April 2006/ Accepted 12 April 2006

A changing molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream isolates from a university-affiliated hospital in Taiwan during a 4-year interval was demonstrated. The changing epidemiology is due to the introduction of a new epidemic clone (sequence type 5) and a local community clone (sequence type 59) of MRSA into the hospital.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, no. 5, Fu-Shin St., Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Phone: 886-3-3281200, ext. 8202. Fax: 886-3-3288957. E-mail: ychuang{at}adm.cgmh.org.tw.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2006, p. 2268-2270, Vol. 44, No. 6
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00776-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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