W J B Wannet1, Max Heck1, Gerlinde Pluister1, Emile Spalburg1, M G Van Santen1, X W Huijsdans1, Edine Tiemersma1, John E. Degener1
1National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Tóm tắt
Analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates in the Netherlands in 2003 revealed that 8% of the hospital isolates carried the loci for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL). Molecular subtyping showed that most Dutch PVL-MRSA genotypes corresponded to well-documented global epidemic types. The most common PVL-MRSA genotypes were sequence type ST8, ST22, ST30, ST59 and ST80. MRSA with ST8 increased in the Netherlands from 1% in 2002 to 17% in 2003. It is emphasised that PVL-MRSA might not only emerge in the community, but also in the hospital environment.
