Homology analysis of the epidemiological strains of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the strains isolated from the nasal fossa of the medical staff and inpatients.
- Author:
Ya-li ZHANG
1
;
Hong-wei ZHOU
;
Li MA
;
Qian WEN
;
Yin-yin WANG
;
Qiong LI
;
Neng-ping WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: China; epidemiology; Cross Infection; microbiology; DNA, Bacterial; genetics; isolation & purification; Humans; Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; Inpatients; Medical Staff; Methicillin Resistance; Nasal Cavity; microbiology; Phylogeny; Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; Staphylococcal Infections; epidemiology; microbiology; Staphylococcus aureus; classification; genetics; isolation & purification
- From: Journal of Southern Medical University 2006;26(5):635-637
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the relation between the epidemiological strains of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the strains isolated from the nasal fossa of the medical staff and inpatients.
METHODSThe MRSA strains were isolated from the nasal fossa of the medical staff and inpatients in the Department of Neurosurgery. The genes of the isolated strains were amplified by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) assay.
RESULTSThree and 12 MRSA strains were isolated from the nasal fossa of the medical staff and patients who were hospitalized for more than 1 week, respectively, and RAPD assay revealed high homology between the isolated strains.
CONCLUSIONCross infection can be present between the medical staff, inpatients, and the infected patients.
