Epidemiology and susceptibility of 3,051 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from 25 university hospitals participating in the European SENTRY study

A C Fluit; C L Wielders; J Verhoef; F J Schmitz

doi:10.1128/JCM.39.10.3727-3732.2001

Epidemiology and susceptibility of 3,051 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from 25 university hospitals participating in the European SENTRY study

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Oct;39(10):3727-32. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3727-3732.2001.

Authors

A C Fluit¹, C L Wielders, J Verhoef, F J Schmitz

Affiliation

¹ Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands. A.C.Fluit@azu.lab.nl

Abstract

A total of 3,051 methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates in Europe were compared. MRSA isolates constituted 25% of all isolates and were more prevalent in southern Europe. MRSA isolates appeared to be more prevalent in intensive care units than in outpatient departments. Only a small minority of MSSA isolates were multidrug resistant, whereas the majority of MRSA isolates were multidrug resistant.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Europe / epidemiology
Hospitals, University*
Humans
Methicillin / pharmacology
Methicillin Resistance
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Population Surveillance*
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Methicillin