First autochthonous familial cluster of invasive community-acquired leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant USA300 Staphylococcus aureus in France

Philippe Traore; Nadège Bourgeois-Nicolaos; Raymond Ruimy; Frédéric Laurent; Philippe Labrune; Florence Doucet-Populaire; Jean-Winoc Decousser

doi:10.1007/s12223-014-0322-6

First autochthonous familial cluster of invasive community-acquired leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant USA300 Staphylococcus aureus in France

Folia Microbiol (Praha). 2014 Nov;59(6):473-6. doi: 10.1007/s12223-014-0322-6. Epub 2014 May 24.

Authors

Philippe Traore¹, Nadège Bourgeois-Nicolaos, Raymond Ruimy, Frédéric Laurent, Philippe Labrune, Florence Doucet-Populaire, Jean-Winoc Decousser

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Sud-Essonne, site de Dourdan, 91415, Dourdan, France.

PMID: 24859920
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-014-0322-6

Abstract

For the first time, it was reported in France a cluster of autochthonous severe community-acquired (CA) infections due to the USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone. The three cases belonged to the same family without any identified clue of abroad importation pathway. The domestic spread of USA300 in France is of concern.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Child, Preschool
Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
Female
France
Humans
Infant
Leukocidins / metabolism*
Male
Methicillin Resistance
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*

Substances

Leukocidins