First outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in a Dutch hospital, June 2007

M WH Wulf; A Markestein; F T van der Linden; A Voss; C Klaassen; C M Verduin

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First outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in a Dutch hospital, June 2007
M WH Wulf ¹ , A Markestein² , F T van der Linden³ , A Voss⁴ , C Klaassen⁴ , C M Verduin^1,2
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Affiliations: ¹ Laboratory for Pathology and Medical Microbiology, Veldhoven, the Netherlands ² Department of Hospital Infection Control, St Anna Hospital, Geldrop, the Netherlands ³ Department of Surgery, St Anna Hospital, Geldrop, the Netherlands ⁴ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

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Citation style for this article: Wulf M WH, Markestein A, van der Linden F T, Voss A, Klaassen C, Verduin C M. First outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in a Dutch hospital, June 2007. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(9):pii=8051. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.09.08051-en

Abstract

We describe the first outbreak of non-typable methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a surgical ward in the Netherlands in June 2007. Nine cases of infection and/or colonisation were found among patients and healthcare workers.

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