Cluster of infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in humans in a tertiary hospital

Gustaf Starlander; Stefan Börjesson; Ulrika Grönlund-Andersson; Christian Tellgren-Roth; Asa Melhus

doi:10.1128/JCM.00703-14

Cluster of infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in humans in a tertiary hospital

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Aug;52(8):3118-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00703-14. Epub 2014 May 28.

Authors

Gustaf Starlander¹, Stefan Börjesson², Ulrika Grönlund-Andersson², Christian Tellgren-Roth³, Asa Melhus⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Sciences/Section of Clinical Bacteriology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden gustaf_starlander@hotmail.com.
² Department of Animal Health and Antimicrobial Strategies, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.
³ Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Medical Sciences/Section of Clinical Bacteriology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Abstract

The dog-associated Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a rare pathogen in humans. Here we describe a cluster of infections caused by the methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius clone ST71-J-t02-II-III. It involved four elderly patients at a tertiary hospital. Three patients had wound infections, and the strain had a tendency to cause bullous skin lesions.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Cluster Analysis
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / pathology
Dogs
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Methicillin Resistance*
Middle Aged
Molecular Typing
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
Staphylococcus / drug effects
Staphylococcus / isolation & purification*
Tertiary Care Centers*