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The continuing evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Western Australia
S Torvaldsen1, C Roberts, T V Riley
1Master of Applied Epidemiology Program, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University.
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
|March 4, 1999
Abstract:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been notifiable in Western Australia since 1985. This article reviews the notification data from 1994 to 1997, focusing on increases in MRSA notifications and the proportion that are local strains; changes in the geographical distribution of MRSA; and changes in antibiotic-resistance patterns.