Cooccurrence of Predominant Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Sequence Type (ST) 152 and Multidrug-Resistant ST 241 Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Nigerian Hospitals
2009; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 47; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1128/jcm.01119-09
ISSN1098-660X
AutoresKenneth O. Okon, Patrick Basset, Auwalu Uba, Johnson Lin, Bukola Oyawoye, Adebayo Shittu, Dominique Blanc,
Tópico(s)Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
ResumoABSTRACT Ninety-six clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Nigeria were characterized phenotypically and genetically. Twelve multidrug-resistant methicillin (meticillin)-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates carrying a new staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element and a high proportion of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates were observed. The cooccurrence of multidrug-resistant MRSA and PVL-positive MSSA isolates entails the risk of emergence of a multidrug-resistant PVL-positive MRSA clone.
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