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Phage types of Staphylococcus aureus in one hospital 1961–72

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. E. O. Williams  and
Beverly A. Dean
R. E. O. Williams
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Department, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, W2 1PG
Beverly A. Dean
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Department, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, W2 1PG
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Between 1961 and 1972, 4547 independent strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from one hospital were examined for phage type. After 1967 there was a decline in the number of strains received, which we consider reflects a decline in the number of infections in the hospital, and which was largely accounted for by a great reduction in the number of strains in four ‘epidemic’ types. Overall, the number of multiple-resistant staphylococci received also declined; this was in part due to the decline in the epidemic types and in part to a reduction in the proportion of multiple-resistant strains of all types.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 73 , Issue 3 , December 1974 , pp. 375 - 382
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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