Methicillin-susceptible, doxycycline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Côte d'Ivoire.
We report 2 outbreaks of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive, doxycycline-resistant, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections in French soldiers operating in Côte d'Ivoire. In a transssectional survey, nasal carriage of this strain was found in 2.9% of 273 soldiers about to be sent to Côte d'Ivoire and was associated with prior malaria prophylaxis with doxycycline.
Lesens
Olivier
O
Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Clermont-Ferrand, France. olesens@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Haus-Cheymol
Rachel
R
Dubrous
Philippe
P
Verret
Catherine
C
Spiegel
André
A
Bonnet
Richard
R
Bes
Michèle
M
Laurichesse
Henri
H
Beytout
Jean
J
Etienne
Jerome
J
Migliani
René
R
Koeck
Jean Louis
JL
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002353:Carrier State; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000378:metabolism; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008889:Military Personnel; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007956:Leukocidins; D004318:Doxycycline; D008712:Methicillin