title: First report of a sequence type 239 vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus isolate in Mainland China.
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen that causes a wide range of both hospital- and community-acquired infections. The high prevalence of MRSA and the extensive use of vancomycin in Mainland China may lead to the emergence of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) isolates. In this case, we report a VISA isolate from a 34-year-old male patient with steam burn. The isolate was determined to be sequence type 239 staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type III, the most prevalent MRSA clone in Mainland China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Third Military Medical University, Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering under the Educational Committee in Chongqing, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qiwen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Wenchang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Weilong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Jizhen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Junmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiaomei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xiancai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications; D002681:China; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D014640:Vancomycin
keywords: MRSA; VISA; Vancomycin