Community-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia caused by an unusual methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain with sequence type 36, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV and Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 604-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Söderquist ◽  
C. Berglund ◽  
K. Strålin
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Sequence Type ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Type Iv ◽  
Panton Valentine Leukocidin ◽  
Valentine Leukocidin ◽  
Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome

scholarly journals Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive MRSA in 2003: the Dutch situation

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 3-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
W J B Wannet ◽  
M E Heck ◽  
G N Pluister ◽  
E Spalburg ◽  
M G Van Santen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Sequence Type ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Molecular Subtyping ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Global Epidemic ◽  
Panton Valentine Leukocidin ◽  
Valentine Leukocidin

Analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates in the Netherlands in 2003 revealed that 8% of the hospital isolates carried the loci for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL). Molecular subtyping showed that most Dutch PVL-MRSA genotypes corresponded to well-documented global epidemic types. The most common PVL-MRSA genotypes were sequence type ST8, ST22, ST30, ST59 and ST80. MRSA with ST8 increased in the Netherlands from 1% in 2002 to 17% in 2003. It is emphasised that PVL-MRSA might not only emerge in the community, but also in the hospital environment.

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