Article
Epidemiology of the Staphylococcus aureus CA-MRSA USA300 in Belgium.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Nov 2021
Argudín Maria A, Deplano Ariane, Nonhoff Claire, Yin Nicolas, Michel Charlotte, Martiny Delphine, De Keersmaecker Sigrid C J, Hallin Marie
Abstract excerpt
The methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type (ST) 8 Panton-Valentine toxin (PVL)-positive USA300 clone has a worldwide distribution. The USA300 North American (NA) variant, harbouring the arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME), is predominant in the USA while the Latin American (LV) variant is predominant in Northern South America. Both variants have failed to become endemic in Europe....
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Belgium
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genome, Bacterial
- Genotype
