The New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science (PHF Science) was formerly named The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR).

2014 - Demographics, antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in New Zealand

Please note: As of 1 July 2025, the New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science (PHF Science) is the new name for the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR). Research and reports published prior to this date may reference the organisation’s former name.

Summary

This survey was undertaken to collect basic demographic data on patients with S. aureus infections; to provide information on antimicrobial resistance among S. aureus, including resistance to the topical agents fusidic acid and mupirocin; to determine the prevalence of the Panton Valentine leukocidin (PVL) toxin among S. aureus; and to identify and characterise the major MSSA clones

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