First case of intrafamily transmission of a new MRSA clone with toxic shock syndrome toxin-1.
We report the first case of intrafamily transmission of a C-MRSA clone harbouring toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1). Because of the risk of this clone to spread in the community, family members of these patients should be screened to detect and prevent the diffusion of recurrent or new infections.
Lemaire
Xavier
X
Service Régional Universitaire des Maladies Infectieuses et du Voyageur, Tourcoing, France.
Legout
Laurence
L
François
Claire
C
Lina
Gerard
G
Beltrand
Eric
E
Senneville
Eric
E
Dubreuil
Luc
L
Etienne
Jerome
J
Yazdanpanah
Yazdan
Y
D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint; D000328:Adult; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D018089:Superantigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D018089:Superantigens; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal