Staphylococcus aureus, a major human pathogen, has a collection of virulence factors and
the ability to acquire resistance to most antibiotics. This ability is further augmented by …

Clinical microbiologists are often asked to determine the relatedness of a group of bacterial
isolates, that is, to type them. During the last decade, traditional methods of strain typing …

The 2013 Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Guideline for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) was
commissioned by the CF Foundation as an update of the 2003 Infection Control Guideline …

Infection of the airways remains the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in persons with
cystic fibrosis (CF). This review describes salient features of the epidemiologies of microbial …

Outbreaks of infectious disease often result from exposure to a common source of the
etiologic agent. Generally, the etiologic agent causing an outbreak of infection is derived …

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are differentiated from the closely related but more
virulent Staphylococcus aureus by their inability to produce free coagulase. Currently, there …

Genomic DNA patterns generated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis are highly specific for
different strains of an organism and have significant value in epidemiologic investigations of …

Fifty-nine Staphylococcus aureus isolates and 1 isolate of Staphylococcus intermedius were
typed by investigators at eight institutions by using either antibiograms, bacteriophage …

Nosocomial infections are an important source of morbidity and mortality in hospital settings,
afflicting an estimated 2 million patients in United States each year. This number represents …

In patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), early intervention and prevention of lung disease is of
paramount importance. Principles to achieve this aim include early diagnosis of CF, regular …