The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
In the early 1990s, severe enteritis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA enteritis) was prevalent in Japan, but the incidence has since decreased. We compared the genotypes and phenotypes of 12 isolates that caused MRSA enteritis (enteritis isolates), detected between 1990 and 1993, with 186 non-enteritis isolates detected between 1998 and 2002. Organisms were investigated...