In:
Eurosurveillance, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), Vol. 9, No. 11 ( 2004-11-01), p. 5-6
Kurzfassung:
Infections by community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) have been reported worldwide. Here we present characterisation of the first CA-MRSA isolated in Latvia. A PVL-positive ST30-MRSA-IV strain was isolated from a nasal swab and the central venous catheter of a patient with fever and multiple organ failure. The PFGE pattern of this strain was identical to pattern SE00-3 of MRSA isolated in Sweden from 29 patients during 2000-2003. This strain is related to the South Pacific area, and its appearance in Sweden and Latvia demonstrates its global spread.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1560-7917
DOI:
10.2807/esm.09.11.00485-en
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
Publikationsdatum:
2004
ZDB Id:
2059112-3
