| investigation of a methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) outbreak in an irish hospital: triplex pcr and dna amplification fingerprinting. | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) is becoming a problematic nosocomial pathogen. a continuing increase in numbers of isolates is reported from irish hospitals each year. preventing cross-infection and the further spread of endemic strains requires effective control measures. this necessitates the development of sensitive methods for both detection and genetic identification of mrsa isolates. in this study, 48 mrsa strains isolated in the cork university hospital were analysed be ... | 1997 | 9172044 |