Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular epidemiology of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An international survey

The antibiotic susceptibility and molecular epidemiology of Panton–Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates reported from 17 countries in the Americas, Europe and, Australia-Asia were analysed. Among a total of 3236 non-duplicate isolates, the lo...

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Published in:Journal of global antimicrobial resistance. 2014-03, Vol.2 (1), p.43-47
Main Authors: Macedo-Viñas, Marina, Conly, John, Francois, Patrice, Aschbacher, Richard, Blanc, Dominique S., Coombs, Geoffrey, Daikos, George, Dhawan, Benu, Empel, Joanna, Etienne, Jerome, Figueiredo, Agnes Marie Sá, George Golding & CNISP, Han, Lizhong, Kim, Hong Bin, Köck, Robin, Larsen, Anders, Layer, Franziska, Lo, Janice, Maeda, Tadashi, Mulvey, Michael, Pantosti, Annalisa, Saga, Tomoo, Schrenzel, Jacques, Simor, Andrew, Skov, Robert, Van Rijen, Miranda, Wang, Hui, Zakaria, Zunita, Harbarth, Stephan
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Language:English
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Antibiotic multiresistance
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Molecular epidemiology
Panton–Valentine leukocidin
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Summary:The antibiotic susceptibility and molecular epidemiology of Panton–Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates reported from 17 countries in the Americas, Europe and, Australia-Asia were analysed. Among a total of 3236 non-duplicate isolates, the lowest susceptibility was observed to erythromycin in all regions. Susceptibility to ciprofloxacin showed large variation (25%, 75% and 84% in the Americas, Europe and Australia-Asia, respectively). Two vancomycin-intermediate PVL-positive MRSA isolates were reported, one from Hong Kong and the other from The Netherlands. Resistance to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and linezolid was
ISSN:2213-7165
2213-7173
DOI:10.1016/j.jgar.2013.08.003