Most common staphylococcal phage strain causing hospital infection
Option 1 Phage typing - Method used for detecting single strains of bacteria. Trace the source of outbreaks of infections. Identify different strains of bacteria within a single species. National reference center for phage typing - MAMC New Delhi. Phage type 80/81 (epidemic strains) Cause hospital infections throughout the world Possess PVL (Panton-Valentine leucocidin) Penicillin-resistant. Option 2, 3, 4 No associated with hospital infections.
80/81
79/80
3A/3C
69/70
Systemic Bacteriology Pa 1 (Gram Positive Cocci, Gram Negative Cocci)