ABSTRACT
Hospital associated methicillin-resist Staphylococcus aureus has long been associated to outbreaks in the hospital environment. In this work, we investigated an outbreak of Hospital associated methicillin-resist Staphylococcus aureus carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene, which occurred in a large community hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(AU)
Subject(s)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus , Cross Infection , GenesABSTRACT
Hospital associated methicillin-resist Staphylococcus aureus has long been associated to outbreaks in the hospital environment. In this work, we investigated an outbreak of Hospital associated methicillin-resist Staphylococcus aureus carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene, which occurred in a large community hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Subject(s)
Humans , Bacterial Toxins/genetics , Cross Infection/epidemiology , Disease Outbreaks , Exotoxins/genetics , Leukocidins/genetics , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification , Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology , Brazil/epidemiology , Carrier State/epidemiology , Carrier State/microbiology , Cross Infection/microbiology , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Genotype , Hospitals, Public , Molecular Epidemiology , Molecular Typing , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/genetics , Nasal Cavity/microbiology , Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology , Virulence Factors/geneticsABSTRACT
Hospital associated methicillin-resist Staphylococcus aureus has long been associated to outbreaks in the hospital environment. In this work, we investigated an outbreak of Hospital associated methicillin-resist Staphylococcus aureus carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene, which occurred in a large community hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.