High clonal heterogeneity of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from skin and soft-tissue infections in the Province of Bolzano, Northern Italy |
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Authors: | Aschbacher Richard Pichon Bruno Spoladore Greta Pagani Elisabetta Innocenti Patrizia Moroder Ludwig Ganner Mark Hill Robert Pike Rachel Ganthaler Oswald Pagani Leonardo Larcher Clara Kearns Angela |
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Institution: | Laboratorio Aziendale di Microbiologia e Virologia, Comprensorio Sanitario di Bolzano, Italy. richard.aschbacher@asbz.it |
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Abstract: | Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) isolates are widespread in many countries, with varying distribution and epidemiology. The aim of this study was to characterise 10 PVL-positive MRSA isolates collected during February 2010 to January 2011 from skin and soft-tissue infections in the North Italian Province of Bolzano. Accessory gene regulator (agr) typing, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing, staphylococcal protein A (spa) gene typing, multilocus sequence typing, toxin gene profiling, polymerase chain reaction for type I arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) and antimicrobial resistance typing were applied to the isolates. Eight different CA-MRSA clones were identified, including ST30-IVc, ST772-V, ST80-IVc, ST5-IVc, ST88-IVa, ST93-IVa, ST8-IVc and the type I ACME-positive ST8-IVa. The high heterogeneity of PVL-positive MRSA probably reflects the introduction of different clones by international travellers or immigrants. |
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