Molecular epidemiology of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus in Spain: emergence of the USA300 clone in an autochthonous population.
We characterized all of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive Staphylococcus aureus isolates collected between 2005 and 2008 in the Bilbao, Spain, area. For the first time, the USA300 clone is reported as predominant among PVL-positive clones in a European autochthonous population, requiring active monitoring of the incidence of USA300 in Spain and throughout Europe.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Department, Basurto Hospital, Bilbao, Spain.
Raquel
R
Blanco
Anne
A
Tristan
Guillermo
G
Ezpeleta
Anders Rhod
AR
Larsen
Michèle
M
Bes
Jérôme
J
Etienne
Ramon
R
Cisterna
Frédéric
F
Laurent
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics*; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin; D037521:Virulence Factors