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Use of molecular typing methods in characterizing MRSA infections in Ohio- [e-book]
Use of molecular typing methods in characterizing MRSA infections in Ohio- [e-book]
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Date and Time of Latest Transaction  
20170418113910
ISBN  
9781339523439
DDC  
361-22
Callnumber  
Ph.D.
Author  
Sommerhalter, Kristin McCarthy.
Title/Author  
Use of molecular typing methods in characterizing MRSA infections in Ohio - [e-book]
Publish Info  
Ann Arbor, MI : UMI Dissertations Publishing, 2015
Material Info  
244 p
General Note  
Adviser: Kurt B. Stevenson.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.) - The Ohio State University, 2015.
Abstracts/Etc  
요약Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a genetically heterogeneous bacterial organism responsible for causing significant human disease. Molecular strain typing of MRSA is regularly implemented to enhance surveillance procedures, supplement outbreak control programs, and to characterize evolutionary patterns of MRSA. Numerous molecular strain typing methods have been developed to characterize MRSA, but all have significant advantages and disadvantages. Four of the more commonly used typing methods include pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), Staphylococcal protein A (spa) typing, repetitive element PCR (rep-PCR) typing, and Staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec (SCC mec) typing.
Abstracts/Etc  
요약The objective of this dissertation was to investigate the use of molecular typing methods in characterizing MRSA using a set of isolates collected from eight hospitals in Ohio from 2007 through 2010. Our three specific aims were: 1.) To evaluate the discriminatory power and concordance of rep-PCR, spa, SCCmec and PFGE typing in the molecular characterization of MRSA 2.) To characterize the association between spa type assignment and MRSA infection presentation and 3.) To describe the distribution and diversity of MRSA isolate strain types across seven community hospitals in Ohio collected over a one year period. In our study we found that rep-PCR typing had the highest discriminatory power of the four typing methods, and that there was high directional concordance between rep-PCR typing and spa typing, PFGE typing, and SCCmec typing. spa typing also exhibited high directional concordance with PFGE and SCCmec typing. We also found a lack of independence between spa type assignment and MRSA specimen type. Specifically, isolates assigned to spa type 2 were more likely to come from a blood specimen than a skin/soft tissue specimen, and isolates assigned to spa type 1 were less likely to come from either a blood specimen or a sputum specimen than from a skin/soft tissue specimen. Finally, we found that two rep-PCR types persisted at different time intervals across all seven community hospitals, and that there was high rep-PCR type diversity among our isolates at each hospital. We also found evidence that rep-PCR typing might be useful in detecting outbreak strains. There were two spa types that persisted across also seven hospitals across the entire study period, and there was moderate diversity in spa type assignment among the isolates at each hospital. These differences give some support to using rep-PCR typing over spa typing for short term MRSA surveillance.
Abstracts/Etc  
요약Molecular strain typing is a ubiquitous tool for characterizing MRSA, but there are a number of different typing methods available to use. Our results suggest that rep-PCR typing is highly concordant with other popular typing methods and is a useful tool for short term surveillance. We also found that spa typing is associated with the manifestation of an MRSA infection. Future studies should focus on correlating these strain type patterns to virulence factors associated with persistence and pathogenesis.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Public health
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Epidemiology
Added Entry-Corporate Name  
The Ohio State University Public Health
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