Emergence of Virulent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Carrying Panton-Valentine Leucocidin Genes in The Netherlands

A systematic study was undertaken from 2000 to 2002 to determine the occurrence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes in four regions of the Netherlands

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Identification of 2,600 Clinical Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in The Netherlands Yielded Sporadic Cases of Strains Negative for the Species-Specific Sa442 Gene Fragment

Journal of Clinical Microbiology ◽

10.1128/jcm.42.5.2350.2004 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 42 (5) ◽

pp. 2350-2350 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

F. Heilmann ◽

A. van der Zanden ◽

F. Reubsaet ◽

W. Wannet

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Gene Fragment ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Sporadic Cases ◽

Species Specific

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Prevalence of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients at hospital admission in The Netherlands, 2010–2017: an observational study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection ◽

10.1016/j.cmi.2019.03.012 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (11) ◽

pp. 1428.e1-1428.e5 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Veronica Weterings ◽

Jacobien Veenemans ◽

Miranda van Rijen ◽

Jan Kluytmans

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Observational Study ◽

Hospital Admission ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Nasal Carriage ◽

Methicillin Resistant

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Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among undocumented migrants and uninsured legal residents in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ◽

10.1186/s13756-020-00785-8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

E. van Dulm ◽

S. Klok ◽

A. Boyd ◽

I. K. Joore ◽

M. Prins ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Nasal Carriage ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Undocumented Migrants ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Methicillin Resistant

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Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at hospital admission in the Netherlands: the value of search and destroy and restrictive antibiotic use

Journal of Hospital Infection ◽

10.1016/j.jhin.2004.01.026 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 56 (4) ◽

pp. 321-325 ◽

Cited By ~ 211

Author(s):

H.F.L Wertheim ◽

M.C Vos ◽

H.A.M Boelens ◽

A Voss ◽

C.M.J.E Vandenbroucke-Grauls ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Hospital Admission ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Antibiotic Use ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Low Prevalence ◽

Search And Destroy

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High Percentage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates with Reduced Susceptibility to Glycopeptides in The Netherlands

Journal of Clinical Microbiology ◽

10.1128/jcm.41.6.2487-2491.2003 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 41 (6) ◽

pp. 2487-2491 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

A. Van Griethuysen ◽

A. Van 't Veen ◽

A. Buiting ◽

T. Walsh ◽

J. Kluytmans

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Methicillin Resistant

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Genetic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary hospital in The Netherlands between 2002 and 2006

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1007/s10096-008-0686-0 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 28 (6) ◽

pp. 631-639 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

E. Nulens ◽

E. E. Stobberingh ◽

E. Smeets ◽

H. Dessel ◽

M. A. Welling ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Tertiary Hospital ◽

Methicillin Resistant

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

Eurosurveillance ◽

10.2807/esm.09.11.00484-en ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. 3-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

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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