Molecular epidemiology of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): think regionally but use globally uniform typing languages

摘要

As the report describes, it is essential that aside from the commonly known risk factors (e.g. acute care hos- pital stay in endemic countries), the MRSA-risk popu- lation needs to be evaluated on a regional scale and screening protocols need to be adapted according to the result of these evaluations on a regular basis. The goal is to find as many carriers as possible by screen- ing as few patients as necessary. National screening protocols should encourage regional healthcare clus- ters [2] to assess whether their own risk population is congruent to the one established for the national level.