Original Article

Dissemination of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Background: The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was investigated at a tertiary care hospital, and relationship was made between the clinical and genetic definitions of community- and healthcare-associated MRSA. Methods: Nonduplicate isolates of S aureus were collected during 2004. Isolates were classified clinically as community-associated (CA) or healthcare-associated (HA)….