Polyclonal emergence and importation of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains harbouring Panton-Valentine leucocidin genes in Belgium
Objectives : Worldwide spread of a limited number of Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) -producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones has been reported in various communities. The objective of this study was to describe the molecular characteristics of the first PVL-positive MRSA strains isolated in Belgium. Methods : Clinical MRSA isolates ( n = 41) collected from 2002 to 2004 from Belgian patients were investigated for the PVL gene by PCR. PVL-positive isolates were genotyped by PFGE, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCC mec ) typing, spa sequence typing, accesso... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2005 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Brief reports |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26614397 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/56/6/1103 |