Molecular analysis provides evidence for human to human transmission of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in non-drug abusers.
Two cases of invasive Staphylococcus aureus are reported in which human to human transmission resulted in primary bacteremia and endocarditis. The identity of the organism was confirmed by phage typing, antibiograms, coagulase gene polymorphisms and ribotyping. This is the first documented case of such transmission not involving an intravenous drug abuser.
Ignaszewski
A P
AP
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, British Columbia.
Byrne
S K
SK
Chui
L W
LW
Talbot
J A
JA
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018454:Spouses; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders