Nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among hospitalized patients before and after COVID-19 pandemic in a regional hospital in taiwan
Nasal MRSA carriage rate among inpatients in the hospital setting was not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan. Molecular characteristics of colonizing MRSA isolates shifted from two local endemic community strains of ST 59 to two emerging imported strains of ST 45 and ST 8.
Authors
- Fang‐Ching Liu
- Yhu‐Chering Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4351-8953)
- Yi-Ching Huang
- C. Li
Institutions
- Jen-Ai Hospital (TW)
- Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2025.02.011
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79
Funders
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
- Chang Gung Medical Foundation