Schaefler S, Jones D, Perry W, Baradet T, Mayr E, Rampersad C
J Clin Microbiol. 1984 Sep;20(3):536-8. doi: 10.1128/jcm.20.3.536-538.1984.
A survey of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus received for phage typing indicated a marked increase of resistant strains received in 1982 and 1983. Of 62 hospitals in New York City which sent strains for phage typing, 35 had methicillin-resistant isolates. A significant development was the presence of strains of the same phage type at several hospitals, indicating a possible inter-hospital spread of these strains. Among strains present at several hospitals, the largest group was of experimental phage type 88. Strains of type 88 were received from 23 hospitals, representing 56% of all methicillin-resistant strains received from New York City hospitals. Strains of type 88 were resistant to all antistaphylococcal antibiotics, with the exception of vancomycin, and represented a major source of nosocomial infections at 13 hospitals. As experimental phage 88 is not routinely used for typing in U.S. laboratories, the nationwide distribution of strains of type 88 is difficult to assess.
一项针对用于噬菌体分型的耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌菌株的调查显示，1982年和1983年收到的耐药菌株显著增加。在纽约市送菌株进行噬菌体分型的62家医院中，35家有耐甲氧西林分离株。一个显著的进展是几家医院存在相同噬菌体类型的菌株，这表明这些菌株可能在医院间传播。在几家医院出现的菌株中，最大的一组是实验性噬菌体类型88。88型菌株来自23家医院，占从纽约市医院收到的所有耐甲氧西林菌株的56%。88型菌株对除万古霉素外的所有抗葡萄球菌抗生素耐药，是13家医院医院感染的主要来源。由于实验性噬菌体88在美国实验室中不常规用于分型，因此88型菌株在全国范围内的分布难以评估。
