Report on the first PVL-positive community acquired MRSA strain in Latvia.

E. Miklasevics; S. Haeggman; A. Balode; B. Sanchez; A. Martinsons; B. Olsson-Liljequist; U. Dumpis

doi:10.2807/esm.09.11.00485-en

Report on the first PVL-positive community acquired MRSA strain in Latvia.

E. Miklasevics, S. Haeggman, A. Balode, B. Sanchez, A. Martinsons, B. Olsson-Liljequist, U. Dumpis

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-30
Number of pages	2
Journal	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Volume	9
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.09.11.00485-en
Publication status	Published - Nov 2004
Externally published	Yes

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3.2 Clinical medicine

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