title: MRSA harboring mecA variant gene mecC, France.
abstract: We describe human cases and clustered animal cases of mecA(LGA251)-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in France. Our report confirms that this new variant has a large distribution in Europe. It may represent a public health threat because phenotypic and genotypic tests seem unable to detect this new resistance mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Reference des Staphylocoques, Centre de Biologie Nord, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, 103 Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon 69004, France. frederic.laurent@chu-lyon.fr
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chardon
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haenni
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bes
authors.forename: Marie-Elisabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Reverdy
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Madec
authors.forename: Evelyne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lagier
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vandenesch
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tristan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002417:Cattle; D005602:France; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; C487789:mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus