scholarly journals Tracking methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones in a hospital in Southern Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (2, Mar-Abr) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Ortíz-Gil ◽  
Maria Elena Velazquez-Meza ◽  
Gabriela Echániz-Aviles ◽  
Javier Paul Mora-Domínguez ◽  
María Noemi Carnalla-Barajas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Mrsa Strains ◽  
Sequence Types ◽  
Sccmec Types

Objective. This study describes the clinical and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains that were collected in the Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Veracruz (HRV). Material and Methods. A total of 107 MRSA strains from individual patients were examined in the present study. The strains examined were collected between September 2009 and September 2010. The clinical and demographic characteristics of patients were analyzed; molecular typing by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec) typing and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) were used to characterize the isolates. Results. Two PFGE patterns (NY/J and IB) were identified with 4 and 3 subtypes respectively. The isolates analyzed showed two SCCmec types (I and II) and two sequence types (ST), ST247 and ST5 related with the Iberian and New York/Japan clones respectively. Conclusion. This study establishes the presence of two very important clonal lineages of MRSA: New York/Japan and Iberian clone in hospital environment.  

scholarly journals Novel Characteristics of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Belonging to Multilocus Sequence Type 59 in Taiwan

2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 837-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomomi Takano ◽  
Wataru Higuchi ◽  
Taketo Otsuka ◽  
Tatiana Baranovich ◽  
Shymaa Enany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Gene Sequence ◽  
Tetracycline Resistance ◽  
Sequence Type ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Genetic Characteristics ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Mrsa Strains ◽  
Type V

ABSTRACTCommunity-acquired methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(CA-MRSA) strains, which often produce Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL), are increasingly noted worldwide. In this study, we examined 42 MRSA strains (25 PVL-positive [PVL+] strains and 17 PVL-negative [PVL−] strains) isolated in Taiwan for their molecular characteristics. The PVL+MRSA strains included CA-MRSA strains with multilocus sequence type (ST) 59 (major PVL+MRSA in Taiwan), its variants, and worldwide CA-MRSA ST30 strains. The PVL−MRSA strains included the pandemic Hungarian MRSA ST239 strain, the Hungarian MRSA ST239 variant, MRSA ST59 (largely hospital-acquired MRSA strains) and its variants, the pandemic New York/Japan MRSA ST5 strain (Japanese type), and the MRSA ST8 strain. The major PVL+CA-MRSA ST59 strain possessed a tetracycline resistance-conferring (tetKpositive) penicillinase plasmid and a drug resistance gene cluster (a possible composite transposon) for multidrug resistance. Moreover, it carried a novel staphylococcal cassette chromosomemec(SCCmec) with two distinctccrCgenes (ccrC2-C8). This SCCmec(previously named SCCmectype VT) was tentatively designated SCCmectype VII. Sequencing of the PVL genes revealed the polymorphisms, and the PVL+CA-MRSA ST59 strain possessed the ST59-specific PVL gene sequence. The data suggest that a significant amount of clonal spread is occurring in Taiwan and that the major PVL+CA-MRSA ST59Taiwanstrain exhibits unique genetic characteristics, such as a novel SCCmectype and an ST59-specific PVL gene sequence.

scholarly journals Genome Sequences of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus spa Type t899 Strains Belonging to Three Different Sequence Types (ST398, ST9, and ST4034)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henok Ayalew Tegegne ◽  
Ivana Koláčková ◽  
Martina Florianová ◽  
Tereza Gelbíčová ◽  
Pierre Wattiau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mrsa Strains ◽  
Sequence Types ◽  
Spa Type

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is an emerging MRSA lineage rapidly evolving in the community. In this report, we present the draft genome sequences of nine LA-MRSA strains.

Molecular Characteristics and Changing Trend of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus From Invasive Infections between 2012 and 2018

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonghong Xiao ◽  
Yunying Zhu ◽  
Yuan Wang ◽  
Hao Xu ◽  
Tingting Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Invasive Infections ◽  
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests ◽  
Changing Trend ◽  
Mrsa Strains ◽  
Susceptibility Tests

Abstract Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major global problem. The analysis of the molecular characteristics and changing trend of MRSA is essential for the control and treatment of diseases caused by the pathogen.Methods A total of 162 MRSA isolates from invasive infections between 2012 and 2018 were collected, molecular typing and antimicrobial susceptibility tests to explore its molecular epidemiologic change in a hospital were performed.Results All of the 162 MRSA isolates (86.4% HA-MRSA and 13.6% CA-MRSA) were divided into 16 different ST and 30 Spa types. The major STs were ST5 (96/162, 59.3%) and the predominant spa type was t311(83/162, 51.2%). Five SCCmec types were found and the most common SCCmec type was type II (101/162, 61.7%). The prevalence of ST5 MRSA gradually declined from 2014 to 2018 but the prevalence of ST59 MRSA significantly increased. At the same time, livestock-associated methicillin-resistant S.aureus ST239 and ST9 were detected. 28 isolates were Panton-valentine leucocidin (pvl) gene positive (28/162, 17.3%). The most prevalent pvl-positive clone was ST59-IVa-t437. Comparing with HA-MRSA, CA-MRSA had a lower probability of ST5 (9.1% vs, 67.1%, P=0.000) but a higher probability of ST59 (63.6% vs. 11.4%, P=0.000), not only that, it was more likely to carrying pvl-positive gene (36.4% vs. 14.3%, P=0.028).Conclusions The molecular types of MRSA were getting complex over time. ST5-II-t311 was the predominant clone of MRSA isolate with a downward incidence from 2012 to 2018. ST59 MRSA strains, which is thought community related strain are spreading into hospitals and has an upward incidence during the investigational period.

scholarly journals Changing epidemiology of presumptive community-associated-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Slovenia in 2014-2015 compared to 2010

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-244
Author(s):  
Urška Dermota ◽  
Irena Grmek Košnik ◽  
Sandra Janežič ◽  
Maja Rupnik
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
P Value ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Clinical Specimens ◽  
Important Group ◽  
Clonal Distribution ◽  
Severe Infections ◽  
Mrsa Strains ◽  
Sequence Types

AbstractIntroductionAlthough the distinction between the Community-Associated-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and Hospital-Associated-Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus (HA-MRSA) has blurred in recent years, the CA-MRSA is an important group because of its potential to cause fulminant and severe infections. Its importance has further increased with the emergence of Livestock-Associated-Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus (LA-MRSA).MethodsIn the present study we analysed clonal distributions and virulence factors in presumptive CA-MRSA isolated from January 2014 to December 2015 and compared the results with our previous study from 2010. Phenotypic definition for presumptive CA-MRSA was based on resistance to cefoxitin and oxacillin and susceptibility to at least two of the following four antibiotics: ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, clindamycin and gentamicin.ResultsIn 2014 and 2015 altogether 304 MRSA isolates fulfilled our screening phenotypic definition, 45 isolates were cultivated from clinical specimens and 259 from screening specimens. Sequence types ST398, LA-MRSA and mecC MRSA increased significantly in 2015 compared to 2010 (p-value <0.05) and were spread over Slovenia.ConclusionThe clonal distribution of presumptive CA-MRSA has changed within the study period in Slovenia. In 2015 the most frequent clone among clinical and screening specimens was a pig-associated clone, ST398, but the number of confirmed ST398 infections remains low. While previously ST398 and mecC positive MRSA strains were geographically limited, they have spread throughout the country since 2010.

scholarly journals Antibiotic Resistance, spa Typing and Clonal Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolates from Blood of Patients Hospitalized in the Czech Republic

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 395
Author(s):  
Katarina Pomorska ◽  
Vladislav Jakubu ◽  
Lucia Malisova ◽  
Marta Fridrichova ◽  
Martin Musilek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Bloodstream Infections ◽  
Spa Typing ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Mrsa Strains ◽  
Spa Types ◽  
Repeat Pattern

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major causes of bloodstream infections. The aim of our study was to characterize methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from blood of patients hospitalized in the Czech Republic between 2016 and 2018. All MRSA strains were tested for antibiotic susceptibility, analyzed by spa typing and clustered using a Based Upon Repeat Pattern (BURP) algorithm. The representative isolates of the four most common spa types and representative isolates of all spa clonal complexes were further typed by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing. The majority of MRSA strains were resistant to ciprofloxacin (94%), erythromycin (95.5%) and clindamycin (95.6%). Among the 618 strains analyzed, 52 different spa types were detected. BURP analysis divided them into six different clusters. The most common spa types were t003, t586, t014 and t002, all belonging to the CC5 (clonal complex). CC5 was the most abundant MLST CC of our study, comprising of 91.7% (n = 565) of spa-typeable isolates. Other CCs present in our study were CC398, CC22, CC8, CC45 and CC97. To our knowledge, this is the biggest nationwide study aimed at typing MRSA blood isolates from the Czech Republic.

scholarly journals Distribution of virulence genes and SCCmec types among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of clinical and environmental origin: a study from community of Assam, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepshikha Bhowmik ◽  
Shiela Chetri ◽  
Bhaskar Jyoti Das ◽  
Debadatta Dhar Chanda ◽  
Amitabha Bhattacharjee
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Virulence Genes ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Virulence Gene ◽  
Type I ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Type Iv ◽  
Clinical Community ◽  
Type V ◽  
Sccmec Types

Abstract Objective This study was designed to discover the dissemination of virulence genes in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical, community and environmental settings. Results This study includes 1165 isolates collected from hospital, community and environmental settings. Among them sixty three were confirmed as MRSA with varied SCCmec types viz; type I, type II, type III, type IV, type V, type VI, type VII, type VIII and type XII. The virulence gene such as sea (n = 54), seb (n = 21), eta (n = 27), etb (n = 2), cna (n = 24), ica (n = 2) and tst (n = 30) was also revealed from this study. The study underscores coexistence of resistance cassette and virulence genes among clinical and environment isolates which is first of its kind from this part of the world.

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