Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is notifiable in Denmark, Finland,
Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The prevalence of MRSA in this region has been low for …

Abstract Background In Finland, the annual number of MRSA notifications to the National
Infectious Disease Register (NIDR) has constantly increased since 1995, and molecular …

Spa-typing and microarray techniques were used to study epidemiological changes in
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in South-East Austria. The population …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates have remained relatively low in
Finland. In Southwest Finland, however, annual MRSA incidence increased from 12 to …

The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hungary has been
increasing and is now close to 20% among invasive isolates of S. aureus. In order to …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of bacteraemia. We
aimed to obtain a complete picture of severe MRSA infections by characterizing all MRSA …

Background There has been a marked increase in the incidence of meticillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during the past decade in Norway; a country with one of the …

In Finland, the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains has
increased ten fold within the last decade. In order to follow the changing epidemiology of …

The present investigation was undertaken to assess the proportion of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains among hospital-acquired isolates and to determine …

The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has increased sharply
in Hospital District of Southwest Finland (HD). To understand reasons behind this, a …