International Recognition of Methicillin-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus
Authors: ROBERT L. THOMPSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Editorials1 December 1982International Recognition of Methicillin-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus aureusROBERT L. THOMPSON, M.D., RICHARD P. WENZEL, M.D.ROBERT L. THOMPSON, M.D., RICHARD P. WENZEL, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-6-925 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptStrains ofStaphylococcus aureusthat are resistant to methicillin have been recognized during the past 20 years in Europe as a cause of hospital-acquired infection. Although the prevalence of resistance has declined in some European hospitals, this is not uniformly true (1). In France, for example, a progressive increase in the prevalence of infection due to methicillin-resistant strains over the last 4 years has occurred in a large hospital in Paris (2). The emergence of methicillin-resistantS. aureushas also been reported for the first time in a Greek hospital. 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