Community acquired MRSA infections in a paediatric population in Greece.
We investigated the characteristics of 20 community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated in a paediatric hospital in Athens. Eighteen of these, all isolated from skin and soft tissue infections, carried the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) determinants. They all were found resistant to fusidic acid, tetracycline and kanamycin, and displayed a PFGE pattern identical to that of the well-described ST80 CA-MRSA clone circulating in various European countries.
Vourli
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Department of Microbiology, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece.
Perimeni
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D
Makri
A
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Polemis
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M
Voyiatzi
A
A
Vatopoulos
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A
D002648:Child; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*