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Aloba BK, Kinnevey PM, Monecke S, Brennan GI, O'Connell B, Blomfeldt A, McManus BA, Schneider-Brachert W, Tkadlec J, Ehricht R, Senok A, Bartels MD, Coleman DC. An emerging Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive CC5-meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-IVc clone recovered from hospital and community settings over a 17-year period from 12 countries investigated by whole-genome sequencing. J Hosp Infect 2023; 132:8-19. [PMID: 36481685 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND A novel Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal complex (CC)5-MRSA-IVc ('Sri Lankan' clone) was recently described from Sri Lanka. Similar isolates caused a recent Irish hospital outbreak. AIM To investigate the international dissemination and diversity of PVL-positive CC5-MRSA-IVc isolates from hospital and community settings using whole-genome sequencing (WGS). METHODS Core-genome single nucleotide polymorphism (cgSNP) analysis, core-genome multi-locus sequence typing (cgMLST) and microarray-based detection of antimicrobial-resistance and virulence genes were used to investigate PVL-positive CC5-MRSA-IVc (N = 214 including 46 'Sri Lankan' clone) from hospital and community settings in 12 countries over 17 years. Comparators included 29 PVL-positive and 23 PVL-negative CC5/ST5-MRSA-I/II/IVa/IVc/IVg/V. RESULTS Maximum-likelihood cgSNP analysis grouped 209/214 (97.7%) CC5-MRSA-IVc into Clade I; average of 110 cgSNPs between isolates. Clade III contained the five remaining CC5-MRSA-IVc; average of 92 cgSNPs between isolates. Clade II contained seven PVL-positive CC5-MRSA-IVa comparators, whereas the remaining 45 comparators formed an outlier group. Minimum-spanning cgMLST analysis revealed a comparably low average of 57 allelic differences between all CC5/ST5-MRSA-IVc. All 214 CC5/ST5-MRSA-IVc were identified as 'Sri Lankan' clone, predominantly spa type t002 (186/214) with low population diversity and harboured a similar range of virulence genes and variable antimicrobial-resistance genes. All 214 Sri Lankan clone isolates and Clade II comparators harboured a 9616-bp chromosomal PVL-encoding phage remnant, suggesting both arose from a PVL-positive meticillin-susceptible ancestor. Over half of Sri Lankan clone isolates were from infections (142/214), and where detailed metadata were available (168/214), most were community associated (85/168). CONCLUSIONS Stable chromosomal retention of pvl may facilitate Sri-Lankan clone dissemination.
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- B K Aloba
- Microbiology Research Unit, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Microbiology Research Unit, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Jena, Germany; Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Virologie, Uniklinikum Dresden, Dresden, Germany; InfectoGnostics Research Campus, Jena, Germany
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- National MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Microbiology Research Unit, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Infection Prevention and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Charles University, 2nd Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Jena, Germany; InfectoGnostics Research Campus, Jena, Germany; Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Amager and Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Microbiology Research Unit, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Sehmi SK, Lourenco C, Alkhuder K, Pike SD, Noimark S, Williams CK, Shaffer MSP, Parkin IP, MacRobert AJ, Allan E. Antibacterial Surfaces with Activity against Antimicrobial Resistant Bacterial Pathogens and Endospores. ACS Infect Dis 2020; 6:939-946. [PMID: 32126763 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Hospital-acquired bacterial infections are a significant burden on healthcare systems worldwide causing an increased duration of hospital stays and prolonged patient suffering. We show that polyurethane containing crystal violet (CV) and 3-4 nm zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) possesses excellent bactericidal activity against hospital-acquired pathogens including multidrug resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and even highly resistant endospores of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile. Importantly, we used clinical isolates of bacterial strains, a protocol to mimic the environmental conditions of a real exposure in the healthcare setting, and low light intensity equivalent to that encountered in UK hospitals (∼500 lux). Our data shows that ZnO NPs enhance the photobactericidal activity of CV under low intensity light even with short exposure times, and we show that this involves both Type I and Type II photochemical pathways. Interestingly, polyurethane containing ZnO NPs alone showed significant bactericidal activity in the dark against one strain of E. coli, indicating that the NPs possess both light-activated synergistic activity with CV and inherent bactericidal activity that is independent of light. These new antibacterial polymers are potentially useful in healthcare facilties to reduce the transmission of pathogens between people and the environment.
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- Sandeep K. Sehmi
- Division of Microbial Disease, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
- Materials Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
- UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom
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- Division of Microbial Disease, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
- Materials Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Division of Microbial Disease, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Materials Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom
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- Division of Microbial Disease, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
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Pei S, Morone F, Liljeros F, Makse H, Shaman JL. Inference and control of the nosocomial transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. eLife 2018; 7:e40977. [PMID: 30560786 PMCID: PMC6298769 DOI: 10.7554/elife.40977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a continued threat to human health in both community and healthcare settings. In hospitals, control efforts would benefit from accurate estimation of asymptomatic colonization and infection importation rates from the community. However, developing such estimates remains challenging due to limited observation of colonization and complicated transmission dynamics within hospitals and the community. Here, we develop an inference framework that can estimate these key quantities by combining statistical filtering techniques, an agent-based model, and real-world patient-to-patient contact networks, and use this framework to infer nosocomial transmission and infection importation over an outbreak spanning 6 years in 66 Swedish hospitals. In particular, we identify a small number of patients with disproportionately high risk of colonization. In retrospective control experiments, interventions targeted to these individuals yield a substantial improvement over heuristic strategies informed by number of contacts, length of stay and contact tracing.
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- Sen Pei
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public HealthColumbia UniversityNew YorkUnited States
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- Levich Institute and Physics DepartmentCity College of New YorkNew YorkUnited States
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- Levich Institute and Physics DepartmentCity College of New YorkNew YorkUnited States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public HealthColumbia UniversityNew YorkUnited States
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Reduction of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in long-term care is possible while maintaining patient socialization: A prospective randomized clinical trial. Am J Infect Control 2016; 44:1622-1627. [PMID: 27492790 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Antibiotic resistance is a challenge in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). The objective of this study was to demonstrate that a novel, minimally invasive program not interfering with activities of daily living or socialization could lower methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) disease. METHODS This was a prospective, cluster-randomized, nonblinded trial initiated at 3 LTCFs. During year 1, units were stratified by type of care and randomized to intervention or control. In year 2, all units were converted to intervention consisting of universal decolonization using intranasal mupirocin and a chlorhexidine bath performed twice (2 decolonization-bathing cycles 1 month apart) at the start of the intervention period. Subsequently, after initial decolonization, all admissions were screened on site using real-time polymerase chain reaction, and those MRSA positive were decolonized, but not isolated. Units received annual instruction on hand hygiene. Enhanced bleach wipe cleaning of flat surfaces was done every 4 months. RESULTS There were 16,773 tests performed. The MRSA infection rate decreased 65% between baseline (44 infections during 365,809 patient days) and year 2 (12 infections during 287,847 patient days; P <.001); a significant reduction was observed at each of the LTCFs (P <.03). CONCLUSIONS On-site MRSA surveillance with targeted decolonization resulted in a significant decrease in clinical MRSA infection among LTCF residents.
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Sehmi S, Noimark S, Pike S, Bear JC, Peveler WJ, Williams CK, Shaffer MSP, Allan E, Parkin IP, MacRobert AJ. Enhancing the Antibacterial Activity of Light-Activated Surfaces Containing Crystal Violet and ZnO Nanoparticles: Investigation of Nanoparticle Size, Capping Ligand, and Dopants. ACS OMEGA 2016; 1:334-343. [PMID: 27840856 PMCID: PMC5098237 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.6b00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Healthcare-associated infections pose a serious risk for patients, staff, and visitors and are a severe burden on the National Health Service, costing at least £1 billion annually. Antimicrobial surfaces significantly contribute toward reducing the incidence of infections as they prevent bacterial adhesion and cause bacterial cell death. Using a simple, easily upscalable swell-encapsulation-shrink method, novel antimicrobial surfaces have been developed by incorporating metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) and crystal violet (CV) dye into medical-grade polyurethane sheets. This study compares the bactericidal effects of polyurethane incorporating ZnO, Mg-doped ZnO, and MgO. All metal oxide NPs are well defined, with average diameters ranging from 2 to 18 nm. These materials demonstrate potent bactericidal activity when tested against clinically relevant bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Additionally, these composites are tested against an epidemic strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that is rife in hospitals throughout the UK. Furthermore, we have tested these materials using a low light intensity (∼500 lx), similar to that present in many clinical environments. The highest activity is achieved from polymer composites incorporating CV and ∼3 nm ZnO NPs, and the different performances of the metal oxides have been discussed.
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- Sandeep
K. Sehmi
- UCL
Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, U.K.
- Materials
Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
- Division
of Microbial Disease, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, U.K.
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- Department
of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E
6BT, U.K.
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D. Pike
- Department
of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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- Materials
Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Materials
Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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- Division
of Microbial Disease, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, U.K.
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- Materials
Chemistry Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- UCL
Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, U.K.
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Cuervo G, Gasch O, Shaw E, Camoez M, Domínguez MÁ, Padilla B, Pintado V, Almirante B, Lepe JA, López-Medrano F, Ruiz de Gopegui E, Martínez JA, Montejo JM, Perez-Nadales E, Arnáiz A, Goenaga MÁ, Benito N, Horcajada JP, Rodríguez-Baño J, Pujol M. Clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of MRSA bacteraemia in the elderly. J Infect 2016; 72:309-16. [PMID: 26723914 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 12/13/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare clinical and microbiological characteristics, treatment and outcomes of MRSA bacteraemia among elderly and younger patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prospective study conducted at 21 Spanish hospitals including patients with MRSA bacteraemia diagnosed between June/2008 and December/2009. Episodes diagnosed in patients aged 75 or more years old (≥75) were compared with the rest of them (<75). RESULTS Out of 579 episodes of MRSA bacteraemia, 231 (39.9%) occurred in patients ≥75. Comorbidity was significantly higher in older patients (Charlson score ≥4: 52.8 vs. 44%; p = .037) as was the severity of the underlying disease (McCabe ≥1: 61.9 vs. 43.4%; p < .001). In this group the acquisition was more frequently health-care related (43.3 vs. 33.9%, p = .023), mostly from long-term care centers (12.1 vs. 3.7%, p < .001). An unknown focus was more frequent among ≥75 (19.9 vs. 13.8%; p = .050) while severity at presentation was similar between groups (Pitt score ≥3: 31.2 vs. 27.6%; p = .352). The prevalence of vancomycin resistant isolates was similar between groups, as was the appropriateness of empirical antibiotic therapy. Early (EM) and overall mortality (OM) were significantly more frequent in the ≥75 group (EM: 12.1 vs. 6%; p = .010 OM: 42.9 vs. 23%; p < .001). In multivariate analysis age ≥75 was an independent risk factor for overall mortality (aOR: 2.47, CI: 1.63-3.74; p < .001). CONCLUSION MRSA bacteraemia was frequent in patients aged ≥75 of our cohort. This group had higher comorbidity rates and the source of infection was more likely to be unknown. Although no differences were seen in severity or adequacy of empiric therapy, elderly patients showed a higher overall mortality.
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- Guillermo Cuervo
- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology, H. Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. Clìnic, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. Reina Sofía/IMIBIC/UCO, Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology, H. Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, H. Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
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Faria NA, Miragaia M, de Lencastre H. Massive dissemination of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in bloodstream infections in a high MRSA prevalence country: establishment and diversification of EMRSA-15. Microb Drug Resist 2013; 19:483-90. [PMID: 24171450 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2013.0149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Portugal is the European country with the highest prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), in which EMRSA-15 (ST22-IVh) has been the dominant clone since soon after its introduction in Portuguese hospitals in 2001. In this study, we intend to not only, assess the evolution of the invasive MRSA in Portuguese hospitals, but also to evaluate the invasive methicillin susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) population and the relationship between both populations. In the current study, two major MRSA clones were identified: EMRSA-15 that has been dominant for more than 10 years and accounts for 75% of the MRSA isolates, and ST105-II, a clone related with the New York/Japan clone (ST5-II). In contrast, among MSSA, several clonal backgrounds were identified. Despite of the massive predominance of EMRSA-15 in the last decade, an increase in spa diversity has been observed in the last few years, which suggests a recent and local diversification of this clone. Interestingly, MRSA and MSSA populations with related clonal backgrounds appear to have increased as a result of the dissemination of MRSA to the community environment.
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- Nuno A Faria
- 1 Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Oeiras, Portugal
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