Gentamicin and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in dublin hospitals: clinical and laboratory studies

Cafferkey, Mary T.; Hone, R.; Falkiner, F.R.; Keane, C. T.; Pomeroy, H.

doi:10.1099/00222615-16-2-117

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“…The delayed emergence of first gentamicin-resistant strains, and then, very quickly, of methicillin and gentamicinresistant strains was unexpected. In recent times apparent epidemics have been recorded in Newcastle (Selkon, Stokes & Ingham, 1980), Ireland (Cafferkey et al 1983), Liverpool and, most well-documented in our sources, the London regions.…”

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Bacteriological characters of strains ofStaphylococcus aureussubmitted to a reference laboratory related to methicillin resistance

Marples

Richardson

Saxe

1986

J. Hyg.

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SUMMARYMethicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA)strains present an increasing clinical problem. Analysis of 2679 strains submitted to a reference laboratory in the first quarter of 1983 and 3050 strains submitted in summer 1984 showed 479 and 593 multi-resistant strains. The proportion of methicillin-resistant strains classified as epidemic rose from 5·9 to 10·2%. Other methicillin-resistant strains continued to occur but other methicillin-sensitive multi-resistant strains appeared to fall. A strain with defined characters could be recognized in the Thames regions.

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Bacteriological characters of strains ofStaphylococcus aureussubmitted to a reference laboratory related to methicillin resistance

Marples

Richardson

Saxe

1986

J. Hyg.

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“…Methicillin-and gentamicin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MGRSA) have become an important cause of infection in Dublin hospitals (Hone et al, 1981;Cafferkey et al, 1983). These organisms express resistance to a wide range of antimicrobial agents.…”

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Susceptibility to Antimicrobial Agents and Analysis of Plasmids in Gentamicin- And Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus From Dublin Hospitals

Coleman

Pomeroy

Estridge

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Journal of Medical Microbiology

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“…Schaefler et al (1 98 1) reported that a large percentage of methicillin-resistant strains isolated in New York City was not typable with the Basic International Set when used at the routine test dilution (RTD) or at IOORTD, but was typable only by experimental phages. Cafferkey et al (1983) also reported the emergence, in 1977, of strains of MRSA untypable with the routine set of phages.…”

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“…Methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are being increasingly reported as causes of nosocomial infections in Australia (McDonald et al, 1981;King et al, 1982;Pavillard et al, 1982) and in other countries (Schaefler et al, 1981;Linneman et al, 1982;Archer and Mayhall, 1983;Cafferkey et al, 1983). These strains are difficult to type with the Basic International Set of phages (Archer and Mayhall, 1983).…”

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Lysogenicity of Methicillin-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus Aureus

Beard-Pegler

Vickery

1985

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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SUMMARY. The lysogenic status of 23 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, isolated at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, since 1980, was studied. Twenty strains, belonging to the four predominant phage types isolated in this hospital, carried the same lysogenic phage which we have designated C. Three other phages were isolated from five strains belonging to phage type 84/85/90. The presence of phage C had little effect on the phage-typing pattern of the strains. Similarly, lysogenisation with the other three phages did not result in a significant change in phage-typing patterns. However, when strain 1489, isolated in 1969, was lysogenised with these three phages, there was a change in phage-typing pattern. Lysogenisation of this strain with phage 47T resulted in a marked loss of sensitivity to both group-I and group-I11 phages. The lysogenic status of these methicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus was compared with that of strains isolated between 1967 and 1970. There was no evidence that the strains isolated recently were either related to, or derived from, the earlier ones.

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Gentamicin and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in dublin hospitals: clinical and laboratory studies

Cited by 44 publications

References 15 publications

Bacteriological characters of strains ofStaphylococcus aureussubmitted to a reference laboratory related to methicillin resistance

Bacteriological characters of strains ofStaphylococcus aureussubmitted to a reference laboratory related to methicillin resistance

Susceptibility to Antimicrobial Agents and Analysis of Plasmids in Gentamicin- And Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus From Dublin Hospitals

Lysogenicity of Methicillin-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus Aureus

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