Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993-2005.
Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains different from those of an endemic healthcare-associated clone was conducted over 13 years in Geneva, Switzerland. We demonstrated strain diversity, including clones rarely found in Europe. Local epidemiology of community-associated MRSA is diverse and is evolving by importation and transmission of new strains.
Francois
Patrice
P
University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. patrice.francois@genomic.ch
Harbarth
Stephan
S
Huyghe
Antoine
A
Renzi
Gesuele
G
Bento
Manuela
M
Gervaix
Alain
A
Pittet
Didier
D
Schrenzel
Jacques
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002648:Child; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin